Scientific name | Tecoma ricasoliana |
Common name |
Pink trumpet vine |
Temperature requirement | 25-35°c |
Humidity | 40-50% |
Light |  full sun or bright, filtered shade |
Watering | Water everyday & keep moist |
Pests | Spider mites, scale insects, and whiteflies |
Pet friendliness |  toxic to pets and humans |
Maximum plant height | 3-5 m |
Potting mix | Potting soil/red soil/manure/perlite |
Pot requirement | Good drainage & repot every 1-2 years |
Nutrition | Apply manure for first 15 days and npk for next 15 days |
Pruning & training | Remove dead & diseased leaves with sterile shears |
Common color & season | Pink |
Description | Pink trumpet vine – p. Ricasoliana is a tender, twining, evergreen climber, bushier with age, with pinnate leaves divided into ovate or lance-shaped, toothed, pointed, dark green leaflets and loose, terminal panicles of trumpet-shaped, veined, pink flowers from july to october.The climbers produce loculicidal capsules.The climbers reach heights of 3 to 5 metres.Pink trumpet vine is native to southern africa.The climbers prefer a half-shady situation on moist soil. The substrate should be sandy loam and comparatively rich. The plants tolerate temperatures only above at least 1°c.Pink trumpet vine plants are suited for cultivation in a cold house or temperate house, growing the plants outdoors is only possible in warm climates.Cut back side shoots late in winter down to 3 to 4 buds within permanent framework.Water moderately in summer. Give only little water in winter.Apply manure for first 15 days and npk for next 15 days during growth.Propagation can be done by seed and semi-ripe cuttings .. |