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Petrea
volubilis * Sandpaper Vine, Queen's Wreath Vine |
| Petrea volubilis is
an interesting vine for its leaves as well as the
flowers. I saw this first in its native Mexico and was intrigued by the Sandpaper
textured leaves. It is sometimes called Queen's Wreath, Sandpaper Vine, Purple Wreath, or Blue Bird
Vine. It is hardy into the high 20's but not much colder. Petrea
volubilis will take heavy
drought once established and blooms in the late summer with long lasting tresses of purple to white
flowers. This makes it kind of the opposite of Wisteria. The
Petrea blooms hang in much the same way with a similar color.
High resolution images
of Petrea volubilis are available.
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