Botanical Name:
Petrea volubilis
Common Name:
Purple Wreath, Sandpaper Vine
Family:
Verbenaceae
Description:
Evergreen woody climber.
Leaves are deep green, oblong or elliptical and have a rough texture around 20cm long.
They occur in opposite pairs with adjacent pairs at right angles.
Individual flowers consist of five lavender purple sepals set like stars in a lighter blue calyx.
These flowers are borne in graceful drooping racems up to 30cm long.
Best situated in full sun in a sheltered frost free area, ideal for an east or north facing wall.
Uses:
Flower display on walls, fences, arches.
Propagation:
By seed or semi ripe cuttings.
Reference:
Palmers Manual of Trees, Shrubs & Climbers by Stanley J Palmer
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