Petrea volubilis

Petrea volubilis

  • Petrea volubilis
  • Petrea volubilis
  • Flower name
    Petrea volubilis
  • Scientific name
    Petrea volubilis
  • AliasPetrea volubilis, ペトレア・ウォルビリス, サンドペーパーバイン, ペトレア, パープルリース, ホワイトレース
  • Place of origintropical America from the West Indies to Mexico and Brazil
  • Place of floweringPotted flower
  • Flowering seasonApril, May, June, July, August, September

What is Petrea volubilis

Petrea (scientific name: Petrea volubilis) is a tropical evergreen vine native to tropical America from the West Indies to Mexico and Brazil. It is also called sandpaper vine, queen's wreath, bluebird vine, petrea, and purple wreath. It produces inflorescences at the tips of its branches and produces many small purple flowers in clusters from spring to autumn and for long periods of time. The flowers are double, with a light purple outer capsule and a purple inner capsule. There is also a white flower called "white lace".

Common name: Petrea volubilis, scientific name: Petrea volubilis, also known as Petrea volubilis, sandpaper vine, queen's wreath, bluebird vine, petrea, purple wreath, purple wreath, white lace, Type of life: tropical, evergreen, vine shrub; vine length: 1-12 m; inflorescence length: 30 cm; flower diameter: 1.5-2 cm; flower color: pale blue, purple, white; flowering season: April-September; uses: potted,.


  • Order
    Lamiales
  • Family
    Verbenaceae
  • Genus
    Petrea
  • Species
    P. volubilis
  • Type of flower
    Left-right symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Gross inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Tubular
  • Leaf type
    lanceolate
  • Edge of the leaf
    Toothed
  • Life typetropical evergreen vine
  • Flower colorsPurple
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height100.0 ~ 1200.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower1.5 ~ 2.0 cm

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