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Thunbergia alata 'Spanish Eyes'

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Family: Acanthaceae (ah-kanth-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Thunbergia (thun-BER-jee-uh) (Info)
Species: alata (a-LAY-tuh) (Info)
Cultivar: Spanish Eyes

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Category:
Vines and Climbers

Height:
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)

Spacing:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Red
Scarlet (Dark Red)
Coral/Apricot
Orange
Red-Orange
White/Near White
Cream/Tan

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall

Foliage:
Evergreen

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
This plant is suitable for growing indoors

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From herbaceous stem cuttings
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
From seed; direct sow after last frost

Seed Collecting:
Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds

By celtic_dolphin

By CurtisJones

By hankeat

Profile:

2 positives
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Positive	CurtisJones	On Feb 9, 2008, CurtisJones from Longmont, CO wrote: A little more information from your friends at Botanical Interests: "Annual. Blooms summer. 5' - 10' trailing vine. Full sun. Vigorous vine with sunset-colored, dark-eyed flowers. Great ground cover, screen, or hanging basket variety! Use in window boxes, as a ground cover, on a trellis, or in hanging baskets. Sow outside after danger of spring frost has passed. "
Positive	celtic_dolphin	On Aug 16, 2005, celtic_dolphin from Boone, NC (Zone 4b) wrote: Wonderful little vine! Was slow to start growing, but once it took off, it is spreading like wildfire! I have them growing on a trellis and also in hanging baskets, they seem to prefer climbing to hanging, but still look good in the baskets. The colors in this mix are wonderful, my cousin had never seen a black-eyed susan vine before, but after seeing the first bloom of this variety she gasped and shouted "that's my new favorite flower!". I think it's my new favorite vine, at the least. Not sure how easy it will be to gather seed, will update once I've reached that point.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Elk Grove, California
San Francisco, California
Palm Harbor, Florida
Flemingsburg, Kentucky
Stillwater, Minnesota
Warrensville, North Carolina

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