PlantFiles Pictures: Flame Vine, Golden Shower, Orange Trumpet Creeper (Pyrostegia venusta), 1 by DaleTheGardener

DaleTheGardener wrote:
Nakuru,

Information, from books or from people, is hard to come by here in Florida also.

Pyrostegia venusta is native, grows in sandy soil. Our soils are high in phosphorus and low in most other elements. Like most vines it appreciates lots of sun.

Since you are far south of this plant's native range and it blooms year around for you I am guessing that it will not behave in the same manner as it does here, it gets very thick with out any attention and grows to the top of tall trees. I would keep it pruned in the same way you would a hedge, monthly shearing would be good.

Propagation - where is touches the ground you can cover the section that touches with soil and it should root. You can try air layering too.

Best of luck!