Pyrostegia venusta
Pyrostegia venusta
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Pyrostegia venusta is capable of withstanding short-lived, light frosts and is cultivated from the subtropics to the tropics. Prefers a fertile, well-drained soil with some shade[1]. Plants require a dry period in order to initiate flowering[1]. Established plants are drought tolerant. Pyrostegia venusta is a vigorous, fast-growing plant that is commonly grown as an ornamental. It should, however, be planted with caution because it can escape from cultivation and has been known to cover, then strangle, trees with its rampant growth. It has become naturalized in much of central Florida where is often seen in flower during the winter and spring, growing in trees. The plant is considered an invasive weed in Australia[2].
Propagation
Seed - Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 2 - 3 nodes long. Layering Suckers. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pyrostegia+venusta>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
- [2]Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk — http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html ↩︎A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands.
- [3]Desert Tropicals — http://www.desert-tropicals.com/ ↩︎The main focus of the site is succulent plants, but it also contains information on a wide range of other species. Usually at least one good photograph, plus basic information about the plant and its cultivation.
- [4]Medicinal Plants of the Guianas — DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J. · Smithsonian Museum · http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html ↩︎A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region
- [5]Philippine Medicinal Plants — http://www.stuartxchange.org/CompleteList.html ↩︎A lovely site, giving brief details on the medicinal uses of several hundred (over 400 at the last count) plants in the Philippines, plus a picture of each plant.