Lophospermum erubescens
Common name
climbing gloxinia
Family
Plantaginaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Habitat
Terrestrial. Forest margins and scrub. Recorded from almost bare rock on Rangitoto Is.
Detailed description
Climbing perennial herb. Stems hairy, climbing by twining petioles. Leaves up to 75 x 75 mm, broadly triangular, hairy and with obvious teeth. Rose-pink trumpet-shaped flowers about 70 mm long are held on pedicels about 40 mm long. Capsule to about 15 mm diameter, contains numerous small winged seeds.
Similar taxa
Broadly triangular hairy foliage and pink trumpet flowers on this climber make it quite distinctive.
Flowering
January, February, March
Flower colours
Red/Pink, White
Year naturalised
1981
Origin
E. Mexico
Reason For Introduction
Ornamental
Reproduction
Seed
Seed
many seeds in each pod.
Dispersal
People, wind
Tolerances
Probably not very frost hardy.