The Pandorea jasminoides ‘Bower of Beauty’ is a beautiful and quick-growing Australian native vine, highly valued for its lush foliage and spectacular flowering display. It’s a fantastic choice for quickly covering a fence, pergola, or wall. This climber features attractive, glossy, dark-green leaves that remain on the vine year-round. From spring through to autumn, it produces masses of beautiful, trumpet-shaped flowers that are typically a soft rose-pink colour with a deeper, crimson-pink throat, creating a lovely contrast.
Caring for Your ‘Bower of Beauty’
- Growing Conditions: This tough native thrives in a sunny spot, which encourages the best flowering, but it will tolerate partial shade. It’s adaptable to a range of soil types but performs best in well-draining, fertile soil. It’s best suited to warm, temperate to subtropical climates and can handle light frosts once established.
- Watering: Water regularly until the vine is well-established. Once settled, it’s quite drought-tolerant, but it will flower more prolifically with consistent moisture during the warmer months.
- Feeding: To encourage vigorous growth and lots of flowers, feed it with a slow-release, general-purpose fertiliser in spring and again in late summer.
- Pruning: Pruning is important to manage its vigorous growth and to keep it looking tidy. Prune it back after the main flush of flowers to maintain its shape and encourage bushier growth. It may need training onto its support structure when young.
Usage in the Garden
The ‘Bower of Beauty’ is a superb choice for creating a quick, dense, and colourful screen. Use it to cover a fence, soften a shed, or provide dappled shade over a pergola or arbour. It also looks sensational in a large pot with a trellis, where its beautiful flowers can be appreciated on a patio or balcony.
