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Pandorea jasminoides 'Southern Belle' (Pink Bower Vine) - An evergreen vine with leaves split into 5-7 shiny oval leaflets. Funnel-shaped pure dark pink flowers bloom in the summer through fall. Can reach the height of 20-30 feet tall with support.
Plant in full sun or partial shade and water regularly to occasionally. Thought to be hardy down to around 20° F but we have had a customer report it surviving without damage in a sheltered area next to a house at temperatures down to the mid teens in Copperas Cove, Texas (USDA zone 8a). A very nice decorative plant that climbs with support and blooms much of the year and can be neatly kept on a small trellis or fence. It grows very well in shade but flowers best when in full sun. It can be kept trimmed and resprouts from heavy wood if cut hard. This is a nice dark pink flowering variety.
Pandorea jasminoides is from southeastern Queensland and along the north coast of New South Wales in Australia where it grows in the understory and climbs up into tall trees. The name for the genus is from Pandora of Greek mythology, who was the first mortal woman sent to earth by the gods - the name is derived from the Greek words 'Pan' meaning "all" and 'doran' meaning 'gift'. The French botanist Edouard Spach first used the name to describe the genus in 1840 reportedly because the fruit, a capsule with numerous brown winged seeds, somehow reminded him of Pandora’s Box. The specific epithet means like a jasmine. Other common names include Bower Climber and Bower of Beauty.
This plant was a selection made by Hoddles Creek, Victoria, Australia Rod Parsons from a population of seedlings at his Parson's Nursery in Hoddles Creek, Victoria, Australia. It was awarded US Plant Patent PP10,677 in 1998, which has since expired.
The information displayed on this page about Pandorea jasminoides 'Southern Belle' is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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