Thunbergia Alata #1
by J McCombie
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Thunbergia Alata #1
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J McCombie
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Thunbergia is a quick-growing lance leaf vine boasting many open-faced flowers, usually with dark centers (hence the name "black-eyed Susan"). Its members are known by various names, including thunbergias; clockvine on its own usually refers to Thunbergia grandiflora, while Thunbergia alata is often known as Black-eyed Susan vine or just Black-eyed Susan (not to be confused with other flowers called Black-eyed Susan). Orange clockvine is the name of Thunbergia gregorii.The Indian clockvine refers to Thunbergia mysorensis. Thunbergia species are vigorous annual or perennial vines and shrubs growing to 2-8 m tall. Where not struck down by frost it is a perennial, but most climates of the United States grow it as a beautiful annual. The name Thunbergia honors a Swedish botanist named Karl Pehr Thunberg. The name 'Black-eyed Susan' is thought to have come from a character that figures in many traditional ballads and songs. In the Ballad of Black-eyed Susan by John Gay, Susan goes aboard a ship in-dock to ask the sailors, where her lover Sweet William has gone. Black-eyed Susan is also a name given to another species of flowers - Rudbeckia.
Thunbergia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical regions of Eastern Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia and has been naturalized in other parts of the world. Some are frequent garden escapes, becoming invasive species; they are regarded as environmental threats in Australia, for example. It is found in Cerrado vegetation of Brazil and Hawaii, along with eastern Australia and the southern USA in the states of Texas and Florida. It is grown as an ornamental plant and is one of the most popular annual climbers and suited for trellis, hanging baskets and mixed containers, or as a groundcover.
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June 16th, 2014
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