Black-eyed Susan vine (Thunbergia Alata-White) Also known as Clock Vine.Add Vines for vertical accents in your garden !
Add Vines for vertical accents in your garden
Vigorous vine with, spunky orange, Flowers. Great ground cover, screen or hanging basket variety!
- · Window box
- · Groundcover
- · On a trellis as a screen
- · In hanging basket
- · Decorating mailbox and columns
Thunbergia (Thunbergia Alata Sunrise White) – Gardeners fall in love with Thunbergia vine. Easily established from Thunbergia seeds, this annual is commonly called Black-Eyed Susan Vine. This white Black Eyed Susan vine is very quick to bloom, offers a super-long season of color, and has a classic color pattern that complements everything in the garden! The blooms reach about 1 1/2 inches in diameter when open wide. The petals are white, surrounding a bold black eye on most blooms. The blooms are profuse smothering the vine over a long bloom season clear up until frost.
White Thunbergia vines grows best in full sun. They needs average, well-drained soil. Plant seedlings 3 inches away from supports. Netting or strings make good trellis material. Solid fencing or large posts will need trellis material for the vine to climb. Space plants 8 – 12 inches apart. Pinch the tips of young Black-Eyed Susan plants to encourage branching. In areas of no frost, white Thunbergia vine will grow as a perennial. In colder climates, grow it as an annual, sowing the Thunbergia seeds each year. If grown in a container, Thunbergia Black Eyed Susan vine can be wintered indoors in a bright, sunny window.
It is recommended to soak the Black-eyed Susan vine seeds over night in tepid water. Following the soaking, sow Thunbergia seeds outdoors after the last frost in prepared seed bed. Or, to get a jump start on the growing season, sow Thunbergia Alata seeds indoors 6 – 8 weeks before outdoor planting. Thunbergia flower seeds germinate better on darkness.
Season: Perennial
USDA Zones: 3 – 10
Height: 60 – 84 inches (vining)
Bloom Season: Summer through fall
Bloom Color: White
Environment: Full sun
Soil Type: Loamy, well-drained, pH 6.1 – 7.8
Planting Directions
Temperature: 75 – 80F
Average Germ Time: 14 – 21 days
Light Required: No
Depth: 1/4 inch
Sowing Rate: 3 seeds per plant
Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
Plant Spacing: 8 – 12 inches