Pink Trumpet Vine
Podranea ricasoliana
A fast-growing South African vine with delicate pale trumpet flowers that requires little maintenance.
Root-hardy in USDA zones 9-11; it may die back in the low-to-mid 20s°F and regrows rapidly, thriving in low-desert heat with only moderate water.
AMWUA Notes
A fast, low-maintenance flowering vine with low litter, making it a good poolside and patio screen where thirstier tropical vines would be messier.
Care Guide
Water deeply every 7-10 days in summer to sustain fast growth and repeat bloom; established plants tolerate moderate drought but flower less.
Prune in late winter to shape, thin, and guide the fast stems onto a support, and remove any frost damage; it responds well to hard renewal cuts and can be kept as a large shrub.
A light spring feeding supports its heavy flowering; avoid excess nitrogen that pushes foliage over flowers.
Largely pest-free; it can spread by suckers, so remove unwanted shoots at the base.
Clusters of pale pink trumpet flowers appear in spring and repeat into fall; it may die back in the low 20s°F and regrows quickly from the base.
Soil, Feeding & Propagation
Grows in most well-drained soils including poor and rocky desert ground; tolerant of alkaline soil and heat.
Needs well-drained soil.
Low feeder.
Semi-hardwood cuttings, or removal of rooted suckers.
8-12 ft apart on a long fence (15 ft mature spread)
Spreads by suckers at the base; remove unwanted shoots to keep it contained, though it is not deeply invasive.
Placement Tips
- •Provide a strong trellis or long fence for its fast 20 ft climb, or train it as a large freestanding shrub.
- •Excellent quick screen for a warm-season poolside or patio wall thanks to low litter.
- •Remove suckers and give it room; it spreads at the base if unmanaged.
- •Plant in full sun for the heaviest flowering.
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Data from 2024 AMWUA “Landscape Plants for the Arizona Desert” guide.