Thunbergia mysorensis
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Habit | vine-climber
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Height: | ⇕ | 20 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. |
Width: | ⇔ | 20 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. |
Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
Bloom: | ❀ | early spring, mid spring, late spring |
Exposure: | ☼ | sun, part-sun |
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Features: | ✓ | flowers |
USDA Zones: | 10 to 12 | |
Flower features: | ❀ | orange, yellow |
Thunbergia mysorensis, or Clock Vine, is a woody-stemmed, evergreen climbing flowering plant, native to India. The name, mysorensis is derived from the city of Mysore in the south of India. Is also sometimes called "Brick & Butter Vine" & "Dolls' Shoes".
The vine often reaches 20 feet (6 metres) and has narrow leaves. The flowers are shaped like pendants and are brownish red with a yellow center, and bloom from Spring to Autumn.
The plant is a popular tropical garden item because of its attractiveness to hummingbirds.
ExpandRead about Thunbergia mysorensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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