General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 25 feet to 40 feet
Plant Spread: 6 feet to 10 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Rough texture of sandpaper.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Other: Bluish-purple
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Espalier
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Queen's Wreath
  • Bluebird Vine
  • Purple Wreath
  • Sandpaper Vine
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Petrea volubilis
  • Synonym: Petrea racemosa
  • Synonym: Petrea subserrata
  • Synonym: Petrea volubilis var. alba

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Location: Tampa Bay, Florida 
Date: December 
Petrea blooming now
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: March 2016
picture taken at Naples Botanical Garden
Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: January 28, 2023
Location: Saint Helena Island, SC
Date: 2010-04-13
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida 
Date: 2021-03-02
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
A vigorous vine - spectacular when in full bloom. But only hard t
Location: Kolkata
Date: 2021-03-26
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-03-23
Petrea volubilis - Queen's Wreath 004
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-03-07
Queen's Wreath (Petrea volubilis) 001
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida 
Date: 2020-11-24
Petrea
Location: Tampa FL
Date: 2019-04-13
Location: sarasota florida
Date: 2016-03-30
mid May
Location: Rio de Janeiro 
Date: 2022-08-30
Location: Sri Lanka
Date: 2019-01-31
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: March 2012
Big fat blooms on my Petrea this spring!
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-03-23
Petrea volubilis - Queen's Wreath 003
Location: Bradenton, Florida
Date: 12 Feb 2012
Nice stand in for wisteria
Location: Tampa Bay, Florida 
Date: Spring 
Petrea
Location: Tampa FL
Date: 2019-04-13
Location: Sri Lanka
Date: 2019-01-31
Location: Sarasota, FL
Date: 2012-03-08
On the gazebo at Selby Gardens
Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11
Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: summer 2010
also known as 'Tropical Wisteria'
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: summer 2010
very striking if combined with the purple blooming variety.
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: May 2016
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: March 2012
This is a rampant grower, but well worth having.
Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11
Location: Costa Rica, Braulio Carrillo N.P.
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