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Mexican blood flower | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Mexican blood flower

Distictis buccinatoria

Genus: Distictis
Family: Bignoniaceae

About this plant

D. buccinatoria is a vigorous evergreen climbing perennial to 20m or more, with narrowly ovate deep green leaflets and saLver-shaped, purplish-red flowers to 8cm in length, with yellow tube, in summer and autumn

Growing Information

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow outdoors in a fertile but well-drained soil in a very sheltered frost-free position. Grow under glass in loam-based compost in full light

Pruning

Pruning group 11

Propagation

Propagate by seed, semi-hardwood or layering

Pests

Prone to glasshouse red spider mite and glasshouse whitefly under glass

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Patio ContainerGround Cover

Planting Places

ConservatoryWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Columnar Upright

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years