Family: Bignoniaceae

Origin, Description & Uses
Pandorea jasminoides (bowerplant, jasmin pandorea) is a vigorous evergreen climbing vine native to eastern Australia, ranging from eastern Queensland to northeastern New South Wales. It is best known for its attractive, glossy green foliage and abundant, trumpet-shaped flowers that are typically white to pale pink with a deep rose or maroon throat. In cultivation, it is widely grown as an ornamental plant and is valued for quickly covering trellises, fences, pergolas, and walls, creating a lush, tropical appearance. It can also be used as a screening plant in landscapes where a fast-growing flowering vine is desired.

Risks & Threats
This species is generally considered low risk and is not widely recognized as invasive in most ornamental settings. However, it is a strong and fast-growing vine that may require regular pruning to keep it contained and prevent it from overtaking nearby plants or structures. In favorable warm, frost-free climates, it can spread vigorously through climbing and occasional self-seeding, so responsible maintenance is recommended in managed gardens. Otherwise, it poses minimal ecological threat when properly maintained in cultivated landscapes.

High Risk Traits:

• Native to subtropical regions
  
• Tolerates wide range of soils
  
• Climbing/smothering growth habit
  
• Wind-dispersed seeds
  
• Resprouts after pruning or frost

Low Risk Traits:

• Not weedy elsewhere
  
• No spines or thorns
  
• Non-toxic to humans/animals
  
• Limited dispersal ability