| Botanical Name: | Thunbergia alata |
| Life Cycle: | Annual, tropical tender perennial |
| Planting Time: | spring or summer |
| Height: | 5' to 6' |
| Exposure: | full sun to light afternoon shade |
| Soil: | nutrient rich, moist soil |
| Hardiness: | 9-11 |
| Bloom Time: | summer to mid fall |
| Flower: | yellow and white |
| Foliage: | green |
| Propagation: | seeds or cuttings |
| Suggested Use: | arbors, trellises, walls, fences and hanging baskets |
| Growing Hints: | Start seed indoors 6 to 8 weeks before last frost or transplant seedlings 6 inches apart after night temperatures have reached at least 50º. Seedlings grow slowly, reaching 5 to 6 feet high with good supports. Vines flower poorly during high heat and humidity, but come back after the peak of summer heat subsides. |
| Interesting Facts: | There are nearly 100 different species of Thunbergia-both shrubs and vines. Species are native to Africa and India, where flowers on some species grow to several feet in length. |
