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Acanthaceae
Orange Clock Vine
Thunbergia gregorii
Bright persistence and tropical energy.
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Thunbergia
- Native to
- East Africa
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer, Fall
- Type
- perennial vine
- Height
- 6-10 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- moist, well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 10-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Unlike its cousin the black-eyed Susan vine, it lacks the dark center, showing a pure, vivid orange throughout.
- Named for Carl Peter Thunberg, the 'father of South African botany,' who studied under Linnaeus.
- It can bloom almost year-round in frost-free climates, producing flowers continuously for months.
- In Hawaii it has escaped cultivation and is listed as an invasive species in moist forest edges.
- The flowers are tubular and attract hummingbirds and long-tongued butterflies as primary pollinators.
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