Plant Profile

Thunbergia erecta (Bush Clock Vine, King’s Mantle)

Thunbergia erecta is a herbaceous perennial with glossy, ovate leaves. Its slightly fragrant blooms occur all year long, especially in the summer. This plant produces rounded seed capsules that end in a beak The Sweet Clock Vine should be grown in an area of the landscape that receives full sun to partial shade. It prefers well drained soils and is moderately drought tolerant. Water this plant generously and protect it from strong winds.

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  • By Lord Koxinga (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons
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