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Acanthaceae
Blue Trumpet Vine
Thunbergia grandiflora
Ambition and aspiration.
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Thunbergia
- Native to
- India, Southeast Asia, China
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- evergreen vine
- Height
- 15-30 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Rich, moist, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 10-12
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Named after Carl Peter Thunberg, the 'father of South African botany' who studied under Linnaeus.
- The vine can grow up to 30 feet in a single season in tropical climates.
- Each flower is 3 inches across with a distinctive pale yellow throat inside the blue trumpet.
- Blue trumpet vine is considered invasive in Hawaii, Florida, and parts of tropical Australia.
- The plant has tuberous roots that can regenerate the entire vine even if the top growth is destroyed.
Color meanings
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