Species
Black-eyed Susan vine
Thunbergia alata
Varieties
13 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
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| fieldgrown mixedBSI-H478000 | — |
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| MixedBSI-FL86335 | — |
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| OrangeBSI-FL13933 | — |
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| Orange with eyeBSI-FL81735 | — |
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| Sunrise formula mixtureBSI-H478050 | — |
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| Sunrise orangeBSI-H478060 | — |
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| Sunrise orange with eyeBSI-H478070 | — |
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| Sunrise whiteBSI-H478100 | — |
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| Sunrise white with eyeBSI-H478110 | — |
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| Sunrise yellow with eyeBSI-H478090 | — |
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| White with eyeBSI-FL36083 | — |
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| YellowBSI-FL81386 | — |
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| Yellow with eyeBSI-FL58945 | — |
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Thunbergia alata is a tender climber often treated as an annual. Its stems twine around supports and can also trail from baskets.
Botanical characteristics
The common name black-eyed Susan vine refers to the dark flower centre, but it is botanically distinct from Rudbeckia. Moist, well-drained soil suits it.
A climber with contrasting flower centres
The reseller assortment includes Orange with eye, Yellow with eye and Sunrise formula mixture. Colour, eye designation and series name are separate selection details when comparing bulk seed references.
At a glance
Species profile
Characteristics
- Life cycle
- Annual
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Thunbergia alata
- Common names
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- Black Eyed Susan; Black Eyed Susan Vine
- Black-eyed Susan
- Black-eyed Susan Clock Vine
- Bright Eyes
- Winged Clockvine; Black-eyed Susan; Black-eyed-susan-vine; Blackeyed Susan Vine
- Synonyms
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- Endomelas alata; Thunbergia alata; Thunbergia alata alba; Thunbergia alata albiflora; Thunbergia alata minor; Thunbergia alata retinervia; Thunbergia alata var. alba; Thunbergia alata var. albiflora; Thunbergia alata var. marginata; Thunbergia alata var. minor; Thunbergia alata var. retinervia; Thunbergia alata var. velutina; Thunbergia alata var. vixalata; Thunbergia alata velutina; Thunbergia alata vixalata; Thunbergia albiflora; Thunbergia aurantiaca; Thunbergia backeri; Thunbergia bakeri; Thunbergia bikimaensis; Thunbergia delamerei; Thunbergia doddsii; Thunbergia fryeri; Thunbergia fuscata; Thunbergia kamatembica; Thunbergia leucantha; Thunbergia manganjensis; Thunbergia nymphaeifolia; Thunbergia oculata; Valentiana volubilis
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Thunbergia
- Species
- Thunbergia alata