More information about Flame Vine
Flame Vine (Pyrostegia venusta), "is a woody climber that climbs with its tendrils. Has ability to smother trees. Gardeners must spend a great deal of energy to prevent the plant from overwhelming everything. Flame Vine is no toxic to animals, is not parasitic, don’t causes allergies or is otherwise toxic to humans, don’t creates a fire hazard in natural ecosystems, tolerates a wide range of soil conditions (or limestone conditions if not a volcanic island) and no propagules bird dispersed. This ornamental climber has become an invasive weed in São Paulo crops and studies of its reproductive cycle were conducted as part of a program to investigate its control."
"Flame vine, with its showy red-orange flowers, was brought to the United States from Brazil for landscape purposes. It was planted as a landscape vine at Archbold Biological Station's. Flame Vine is considered locally invasive or show potential to become invasive at Archbold Biological Station, but are not listed as Category I or II by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. This two category are about invasive exotics that are altering native plant communities by displacing native species, changing community structures or ecological functions, or hybridizing with natives."
"This trailing or climbing evergreen vine is known for it's bright orange tubular flowers that bloom in February to April. It's leaves are compound with two leaflets. No fruits have been observed on this plant at Archbold Biological Station. This species forms numerous matrices of trailing vines that attach to limbs and branches by tendrils and spread high into the canopy. Flame vine is easily propagated by stem fragmentation, which appears to have caused the spread of this plant along the fire lanes in the NE Tract at Archbold.
It's amazing Sonia...it looks like it grows anywhere it can climb...! To see this beautiful color everywhere in your yard and in your neighborhood too is a "feast" for the eyes and the soul...! Love this!
ReplyDeleteYou certainly have alot of the stuff don't you...but it is so beautiful. I just know it would look great on my new patio!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautifu colours. I can see how it gets it name.
ReplyDeleteSonia, very interssting photos for us here in Germany!
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very nice photos. Those orange looking flowers are pretty.
ReplyDeleteLindas as flores de São João.
ReplyDeleteGostei principalmente da foto com a Represa Jurumirim emoldurando o cenário! Parabéns pelo blog!
What a beautiful vine! Is it considered a weed? An unwanted invasive plant?
ReplyDeleteIt's name is perfect, in't it?
Beautiful country side with a flash of color from the vines :)
ReplyDeleteSonia --- truly magnificent. Thank you so much for these, and for the photos in the previous post.
ReplyDeleteWow! Gorgeous pictures and plants. I've never seen anything like them. I'm going to go look at the rest of your blog now.
ReplyDeleteMore beauties - I can see why you share more of these wonderful photos - thank you
ReplyDeleteEn France , que ce soit la vigne ou la vigne vierge , en automne c'est féérique ;
ReplyDeleteSelon les variétés , les feuilles sont plus ou moins rouges , oranges , jaunes , vertes , marron ... Un feu d'artifice !
These are beautiful, thank you for your lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteWow the Flame Vine is beautiful. Thanks for sharing Sonia.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Thanks for putting the clock on your blog..nice touch! Can you recall what month or day you posted about your painted 'cows' (downtown) ??
ReplyDeleteIt is really amazing---this limbing person!!! I wondered about the possible probelem of choking out other shrubs and trees...And I wonder where ir grows in The Untited States?
ReplyDeleteThat one picture is pretty amazing--the one that looks as if it is in the shape of a Christmas Tree, sort of....You live in a beautiful area, Sonia.
So pretty, I always love the unusual things I find on your blog.
ReplyDeleteThose photos seem like some dreamy movie. Love them.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous place for a walk! More very beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing this fascinating vine and wonderful area.
ReplyDeleteOh so gorgeous! So bright and showy.
ReplyDeleteThankyou for posting this. And for all the information.
Thanks a lot Sonia for giving us so many things too learn while looking theses marvellous pictures.
ReplyDeleteHi Sonia..It's me again! Yes indeed, my womderful kittys ALL enriched my life so very very much and Sweetie...Well, He Is The Man! (As they say...)
ReplyDeleteIt's almost here Sonia...I'll see you tomorrow....! HOORAY!
Hi, Sonia--what a pretty walk you have! Unpaved roads are the best! You took some beautiful photos. The vine color almost matches your soil. I love seeing what color soil everybody has--there is such an array of color, depending upon where you live (garden!).
ReplyDeleteHello dear Sonia ~ Your photos are wonderful as usual and the Flame Vine is spectacular...thanks for all the information. It is very interesting...I hope you are continuing to have such magnificent weather.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking about Moses and the burning bush.
ReplyDeleteWe have flame azaleas here, but nothing this exotic.
Sonia My Dear...
ReplyDeleteThank you sooo very much for being such an important part of my 75th Birthday Bash! It was so much fun and s few people are still coming and going...I will be going off to bed soon, again...
What A WONDERFUL DAY...and my dear friend Betty G. and her family and a few others came over and brought Fabulous Thai Food....Lovely Lovely....so between the "Virtual" and the Non-Virtual, it was a Beautiful full day...Now, on Saturday will be my Big Celebration here in my house with about 40 people...! So it is a Birthday Week! Which is only right considering this BIG NUMBER!!! (lol)
Hugs To You,Ddar Sonia.
Beautiful pictures Sonia! That is such a vibrant color. I'll bet the birds love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting these, Sonia! I'm home from our BC vacation and just catching up on blog reading. I was delighted to find these beautiful photos of these magnificent flowers. What a lovely neighbourhood you live in!
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ReplyDeleteEm junho estive em Avaré e faço o roteiro da viagem por Piracicaba e Anhembi.
A estrada parecia um tapete de flores de São João era um tapete alaranjado...mas estava com pressa e não pude fotografar as flores que por sinal adoro.Domingo plantei quatro mudas na minha chácara aqui em Campinas.
Essse ano as flores floriram mais do que no ano passado, vc não achou?
Sonia Novaes
É verdade, este ano também achei que as flores de São João estavam mais exuberantes!
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