Queen's Wreath

Name: Queen's Wreath
Brand: Outdoor Dream Builders

Antigonon leptopus

A fast-growing vine with cascades of bright pink flowers that attracts bees and birds, dying back in winter and regrowing vigorously.

Root-hardy in USDA zones 8-11; the top freezes off in the low-to-mid 20s°F but the tuber resprouts each spring, and it thrives in the hottest low-desert exposures.

AMWUA Notes

A tuberous, heat-loving vine that regrows from the root after frost; give it a strong support and room, as it climbs and seeds vigorously.

Care Guide

💧Watering

Water deeply once or twice a week through summer for lush growth and heavy bloom; the tuberous root lets it survive drought, but it flowers far better with regular moisture.

✂️Pruning

Cut the entire top back to a few inches after it freezes or in late winter; it resprouts vigorously from the tuber each spring, so hard renewal pruning is expected.

🌱Fertilizing

Feed lightly in spring as growth resumes; it is a strong grower that needs little encouragement.

🛡️Pests

Largely pest-free; its main drawback is enthusiastic self-seeding and spread in favorable spots.

☀️Seasonal Notes

Sprays of bright pink flowers cover the vine summer into fall; it dies to the ground with the first hard frost and returns from the tuber in spring.

Soil, Feeding & Propagation

🪨Soil

Adaptable to most well-drained soils including poor, rocky, and alkaline desert ground; the tuberous root stores water for drought.

💧Drainage

Needs well-drained soil.

🌱Nutrient Needs

Low feeder.

🌰Propagation

Seed, tuber division, or softwood cuttings; self-seeds readily in favorable spots.

📐Spacing

8-12 ft apart along a fence or arbor (15 ft mature spread)

🌳Roots & Placement

Tuberous root resprouts after frost and it self-seeds vigorously; remove volunteer seedlings to limit its spread.

Placement Tips

•Provide a sturdy trellis, arbor, or chain-link fence for its grasping tendrils to climb 15 ft.
•Excellent for quick warm-season shade on a patio ramada or pergola.
•Site where its winter dieback and spring regrowth cycle is acceptable, not as an evergreen screen.
•Give full sun; deadhead or remove seedlings if you want to limit its spread.