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Petrea volubilis, Petrea kohautiana, Petrea racemosa, Queen's Wreath, Sandpaper Vine

Petrea volubilis, Petrea kohautiana, Petrea racemosa

Queen's Wreath, Sandpaper Vine
Family: Verbenaceae
Origin: Tropical America
Vine or creeperFull sunSemi-shadeModerate waterWhite, off-white flowersBlue, lavender, purple flowersAttracts butterflies, hummingbirdsSubtropical, mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short timeSeaside, salt tolerant plant

A twining vine with rough green leaves and spectacular tall clusters of purple flowers. It likes warm and humid conditions. The flowers come in raceme reaching over 1 foot long, the flowers lasts a couple of days but the blue calices remain much longer, slowly turning gray.

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