At its peak

[gurugu]

Pirostegia ígnea (Bignonia venusta) in full bloom , planted in the ground at my garden.

 

Someone else's Pirostegia, not too far away from me.

Enjoy.

 

[happypalms]

The good old honeysuckle, coming to take over a fence near you! Nice pics! 

[gurugu]

On 12/4/2025 at 11:30 AM, happypalms said:

The good old honeysuckle, coming to take over a fence near you! Nice pics! 

Remember that my garden is at 43⁰N, and the climate here is humid temperate oceanic, not Mediterranean.

A bonus. This Thumbergia grandiflora is in a nearby city. Mine bloomed for several years until I dug it out and planted in my new garden. It died the following year.

[happypalms]

14 hours ago, gurugu said:

Remember that my garden is at 43⁰N, and the climate here is humid temperate oceanic, not Mediterranean.

A bonus. This Thumbergia grandiflora is in a nearby city. Mine bloomed for several years until I dug it out and planted in my new garden. It died the following year.

Pretty good growing, the honeysuckle is growing in some very cool spots in winter in my area. 
And it’s time you got another Thumbergia to plant, only dont transplant one, buy a nice healthy one to plant! 

[gurugu]

7 hours ago, happypalms said:

Pretty good growing, the honeysuckle is growing in some very cool spots in winter in my area. 
And it’s time you got another Thumbergia to plant, only dont transplant one, buy a nice healthy one to plant! 

Pirostegia likes wet feet, even in winter. I fertilized it with blue NPK last September, and buds started to show up by mid October or so.

You live in Brisbane, which is truly subtropical, almost tropical. I live in a temperate oceanic zone. Nothing to do with yours. Though it is also a 10A usda zone.

I grabbed some Thumbergia cuttings from this pic plant, and stacked them into a pot with bottom heat. It's very difficult to get them take successfully.🫰

Here is my Thumbergia alata (poet's eye). On June the third, and today.

It keeps flowers all winter long, in well sheltered spots.

 

[Tomas]

Mine is a zone 9b and Thunbergia grandiflora grows like mad here. I reproduced my plant from a cutting, it will root easily in spring. Instead, I have never had success with transplanting the seedlings that sometimes pop under the mother plant .

I would say, try again!

[gurugu]

51 minutes ago, Tomas said:

Mine is a zone 9b and Thunbergia grandiflora grows like mad here. I reproduced my plant from a cutting, it will root easily in spring. Instead, I have never had success with transplanting the seedlings that sometimes pop under the mother plant .

I would say, try again!

Right. My previous garden was also in a 9B/10A zone and Thumbergia grandiflora grew without any issues. The same with Thumbergia alata. 

Good job with reproducing it from cuttings. I have never tried it. Mine was bought in a garden center, and Alata sprouts easily from seeds.

I've heard it's rather difficult from cuttings, so it's good to know it isn't so much.

If it doesn't work with bottom heat now, I'll try it again next Spring.

Did you use bottom heat too?

[Tomas]

9 hours ago, gurugu said:

Right. My previous garden was also in a 9B/10A zone and Thumbergia grandiflora grew without any issues. The same with Thumbergia alata. 

Good job with reproducing it from cuttings. I have never tried it. Mine was bought in a garden center, and Alata sprouts easily from seeds.

I've heard it's rather difficult from cuttings, so it's good to know it isn't so much.

If it doesn't work with bottom heat now, I'll try it again next Spring.

Did you use bottom heat too?

I am convinced the right season is the most important factor for reproducing plants, especially by cuttings.

When actively growing, any plant is more willing to produce new roots.

I also use the rooting hormones, and for me it makes a lot of difference. Never have experimented with bottom heat.

Good luck!

[gurugu]

2 hours ago, Tomas said:

I am convinced the right season is the most important factor for reproducing plants, especially by cuttings.

When actively growing, any plant is more willing to produce new roots.

I also use the rooting hormones, and for me it makes a lot of difference. Never have experimented with bottom heat.

Good luck!

Nice Thumbergia of that picture.

I agree on the right season for cuttings, but with bottom heat and closed in a plastic box, like I do, you cheat the plant in a way.

For instance, I was brought Acalypha cuttings from Tenerife in December, and many took with bottom heat. I'm more than glad.

I do use hormones with cuttings too.

Can you grow Pirostegia ígnea over there?

[Tomas]

9 hours ago, gurugu said:

Nice Thumbergia of that picture.

I agree on the right season for cuttings, but with bottom heat and closed in a plastic box, like I do, you cheat the plant in a way.

For instance, I was brought Acalypha cuttings from Tenerife in December, and many took with bottom heat. I'm more than glad.

I do use hormones with cuttings too.

Can you grow Pirostegia ígnea over there?

I actually do not know, I may have tried many years ago, but without success. Nobody grows them here, maybe because they do not flower easily, but a friend of mine claims he has one and it is flowering for him. Bur now there is no place with full sun left in the garden 😒

[Las Palmas Norte]

On 12/4/2025 at 2:24 AM, gurugu said:

Pirostegia ígnea (Bignonia venusta) in full bloom , planted in the ground at my garden.

 

At first glance, it reminded me of a Grevillea victorae I have blooming ATM. The hummingbirds are attracted to it.

 

[gurugu]

50 minutes ago, Tomas said:

I actually do not know, I may have tried many years ago, but without success. Nobody grows them here, maybe because they do not flower easily, but a friend of mine claims he has one and it is flowering for him. Bur now there is no place with full sun left in the garden 😒

My previous garden, where I grew Pirostegia, was in a 9B/10A zone. I had it planted stuck to the south east facing house wall, and it bloomed profusely from mid October to early May.

I had four other ones planted 12 meters away from the house, and they didn't bloom, maybe once or twice, but very few flowers, and they got burnt more than once.

So it is vital to be close to a building, for it to survive and bloom.

Give it a try if you have such a spot.

[gurugu]

39 minutes ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

 

At first glance, it reminded me of a Grevillea victorae I have blooming ATM. The hummingbirds are attracted to it.

 

Very similar indeed, both the flowers and the leaves.

Another very similar vine is Tecomaria capensis orange colour.