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Bower vine, or pandorea, is a bushy, twining vine with woody stems and pinnate, evergreen leaves. The 5-9 lance shaped leaflets are 1-2” long. White fragrant tubular flowers are clustered in hanging panicles. They bloom in warm weather, from spring through summer. It will root by itself anywhere vine touches the ground. Graceful form, attractive foliage and a rather rapid rate of growth make pandorea a perfect vine for covering arbors, trellises, summer houses and other structures in warm climates. Bower vine looks great growing on a tree with the flowers cascading down the trunk. Pandorea is an excellent vine to grow in large containers. When outfitted with a trellis these make beautiful portable screens of foliage that can be moved around as needed to block an eyesore or just to create a romantic mood.
Pandorea likes a moist, fertile, well-drained soil. This is a sprawling plant, and will need to be trained to a support and tied at first. Provide full sun or filtered sun. Pandorea does best in full sun, but still does well under high pines or in light, shifting shade. Provide average to moist soil conditions during growth but water sparingly in winter.
Pandorea is evergreen in USDA Zone 9, and a returning perennial in zone 8 if the roots are protected during hard freezes. Zones 8-9
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