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Firecracker flower --------- Wong Man Sing , also known as eel vine, firecracker vine
English name : Pyrostegia venusfa
Family: Bignoniaceae
Country of Origin: Central America
Leaves: compound leaves , opposite, ovate, apex acute .
Flowers : From the top of the lateral branches , calyx bell-shaped ,Inflorescence , corolla tubular , red-orange , funnel-shaped, anti- roll, likea string of firecrackers suspended .
Fruit : funagata
Features:evergreen woody vine tendrils are linear , 7-8 m high , stems broadly cuneateto rounded. Very busy before Chinese New Year every year , one a covered firered firecracker flowers. Enhance the festive atmosphere. Suitable for parks,gardens, schools and other gate frame planting greenery .
Cultivation : hi sunshine , moist, drought, fertile, loose soil with gooddrainage . Optimum temperature 20 ℃ -28 ℃.
Reproduction: general use layering , cuttings .
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