Comprising about 90 species of shrubs and vines in Africa and India, Thunbergia is primarily represented in our landscapes by ... sky vine flaunts great numbers of lavender (occasionally white) ...

In this context, blue sky vine (Thunbergia grandiflora) ... Its flower spikes grow up to four feet tall or taller and consist of white to pinkish blooms hooded with purplish bracts.

Thunbergia: Beautiful but deadly vine. Text and pix by Dr. Lalith Gunasekera: It is a vigorous, perennial climbing vine, ... Bengal trumpet or blue sky vine, ... It is white on the outside with a ...

Sky vine — equally rampant – can also grow 100 feet high but is content clambering over walls and fences. An Indian species (Thunbergia grandiflora), it bears clusters of 3-inch, funnel-shaped ...

We know Thunbergias from the clock vine or black-eyed Susan vine (Thunbergia alata) and, of course, the Brazilian sky flower (Thunbergia grandiflora). ... crinums and white buddleia are in proximity.

Q:My sky vine, Thunbergia gran-diflora, is planted on the northwest side of my house and receives about a half-day of sun year-round. Shouldn't it bloom spring, summer and fall? Mine never ...

Q. I planted a Thunbergia grandiflora, aka blue sky or clock vine, on a large fence trellis this spring. I have been directing the rapid growth to cover the trellis, and it is now covered with vine.

Garden columnist Joshua Siskin on a colorful vine that gardeners might want to know more about.

Garden columnist Joshua Siskin on a colorful vine that gardeners might want to know more about. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now °F. Friday, February 14th 2025 e-Edition.