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Acanthaceae
Blue Thunbergia
Thunbergia grandiflora
Expansive beauty.
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Thunbergia
- Native to
- India, Southeast Asia, China
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- woody vine
- Height
- 15-30 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- rich, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The vine is named after Carl Peter Thunberg, the 'father of South African botany,' who was a student of Linnaeus.
- In tropical regions, it can grow up to 20 feet in a single growing season.
- It is considered one of the most beautiful flowering vines in the world but is invasive in Hawaii and parts of Australia.
- The large tubular flowers attract carpenter bees, which are among the few insects strong enough to push into the blooms.
- In traditional Indian medicine, the leaves and flowers have been used to treat ear and eye inflammations.
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expansiveness
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freedom
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tropical beauty