Description
When trained over a high pergola and blooming, it is truly a magnificent spectacle with countless pendulous flower clusters hanging on long chain-like spikes like a drapery, providing sheer delight, seemingly every day of the year as the flowers are so long-lasting. It is a woody-stemmed, evergreen plant. It produces numerous clusters of showy bi-colored reddish-brown and yellow blossoms, almost year-round in favorable growing conditions. It is considered to be the prettiest flowering vine in the world as acclaimed in the book, Vines of the World.
| Common Name | Clock Vine, Slipper of Lady, Shoes of Dolls, Mysore Clock Vine |
| Flower Colour | Bicolored – yellow and rust red |
| Bloom Time | All year round |
| Height Specification | Up to 20 feet |
| Growing Care | Easy |
Care for Thunbergia
- It is very easy to grow.
- Grow the plants in full sun to light shade. In hotter regions, plants where they will receive afternoon shade.
- Grow Thunbergia in rich soils to help fuel growth. Prior to planting, mix in ample amounts of compost.
- Add a general-purpose fertilizer every 4-6 weeks. Thunbergia plants do not tolerate droughts very well.
- Keep the soil well-watered, especially when young, and during hot and dry weather. If grown in containers, be vigilant that they do not dry out.
- Keep young plants well weeded, until they get established and begin to climb. Thunbergia plants can be trimmed, as needed.
- Plants need the support of a fence, trellis or post. Train young plants to reach support.
Disclaimer: The image is for reference purposes only. The actual product may vary in shape or appearance based on climate, age, height, etc.
