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Blue Trumpet Vine

Thunbergia grandiflora · Acanthaceae

A rampant, large-leaved evergreen climber hung with pendulous clusters of pale blue to mauve trumpet flowers. Spectacular over big pergolas in the tropics, but a serious environmental weed in warm regions.

At a glance

  • Habit
    Climber & Creeper
  • Light
    Full Sun, Part Shade
  • Water
    Moderate Water
  • Soil
    Loam, Well-Drained
  • Climate
    Tropical, Subtropical
  • Frost
    Frost-Tender
  • Mature size
    8 m H × 6 m W
  • Foliage
    Evergreen
  • Flowering
    Summer Flowering, Autumn Flowering, Long-Flowering
  • Growth rate
    Fast-Growing
  • Maintenance
    Higher Maintenance

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