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Petrea

Petrea volubilis (PET-tree-uh vol-OO-BIL-iss)

Family: Verbenaceae Unknown Vine (vertical)

Queen's Wreath is a tropical, perennial vine in the verbena family (Verbenaceae). The species is native to the American tropics (doubtfully including Florida). The leaves have the texture of sandpaper. It is semi-evergreen dropping leaves in colder climates. It is highly drought and wind tolerant and moderately tolerant of salt making it a good choice for coastal landscapes. This vine does need a support structure and looks great climbing over a fence or up a trellis.

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 19 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 6 - Vine (vertical)
See companions & conflicts ↓

Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Often confused with Callerya reticulata

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Vine
NC region
Coastal
Canopy layer
6 - Vine (vertical)
Form & Appearance
Hairs present
No
Flower color
Purple/Lavender
Flower form
Raceme
Flower detail
Flowers throughout the year mostly from late winter through early summer purple petals and purple calyx.
Bloom time
Spring; Summer; Winter
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Coastal; Vertical Spaces
Garden tags
#vertical spaces #showy flowers #wind tolerant #drought tolerant #salt tolerant #tropical feel #coastal plant #malodorous #fence #trellis #th-touch

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.