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Hi All! Just picked up this beautiful plant that was in a hanging basket. I would like to grow this inside all year long. Does anyone ha...Read More
I love this plant at my NC cottage zone 7b-8a . It is such a beauty. I believe i have Blushing Susie. It bloomed in NC thru Christmas. I...Read More
Here in Jalisco (USDA Z11, Sunset Z24), this is a garden thug, self-sowing aggressively. Once it's allowed in the garden, it's impossible...Read More
Love this plant but whatever you do, DO NOT OVER FERTILIZE. In fact, this year I am not going to fertilize it at all. I had hardly any fl...Read More
I was lucky to receive a large potted yellow Thunbergia balata last May. After placing it in a sunny spot on the front deck of my South K...Read More
I've been growing this vine from two balconies on the front of my house for the past two years. Very fast grower, by the end of the seaso...Read More
This plant was given to us as a housewarming gift. I planted it in a hanging basket where it gets morning sun. It has grown very well and...Read More
I bought them from a catalog and they have grown like crazy on my covered porch here in Michigan. They are probably 5 foot tall and now ...Read More
Since moving to Cyprus I have found quite a few very unusual plants growing. There are several beautiful examples of this particular blu...Read More
I have two plants, one yellow & one orange. They are absolutely fabulous. They are on a flat trellis on my wall and are a mass of lovel...Read More
I live in Seattle and purchased two plants by mail from a nursery in Michigan at the beginning of September. As soon as I transplanted th...Read More
Planted a 3" pot in spring 2010. It died to the ground each winter and returned both spring 2011 and now spring 2012. Even had a couple...Read More
I bought a potted "annual" plant with the label Thunbergia Alata late this summer at the local supermarket . It looked like a pretty hang...Read More
Our beautiful Blackeyed Susan Vine is suddenly dead.
We have lived in our house for 2 1/2 years and have enjoyed the back "wall",...Read More
I planted seeds this past spring to replace the vines I lost during the freeze last winter. They shot up right away and filled the trell...Read More
When I first saw this plant I fell in love with it. The flowers are so cheery. Because I get frost in the winter here I planted this wher...Read More
our black eyed suan grew so nice this yr our first time we had one now that the frost got it will it come back next year any one know if ...Read More
My backyard backs right up against the front of an elementry school. The only bummer is that the only thing seperating the two is a 75 fo...Read More
Fast grower, and great wall covering, the only negative is the invasiveness. One must be constantly vigilant in the pruning back of new s...Read More
we tried this plant from seed this year for first time,had great luck.we put about 9 seedlings in a 2 gallon pot.it was slow to start, bu...Read More
I literally am known as the "family plant killer" I can not grown weeds let alone flowers. Last year I purchased a huge hanging basket b...Read More
Blooms again and again. Very easy to grow. Leaves are soft and hairy.
I like this species- it flowers really well compare to other annual vines - even Mourning Glory are fickle in our climate.
Once established, this vine will pretty much overtake any other vine. We planted several varieties of vines to cover a fence. The black...Read More
A very faster grower that I used to mask an air conditioner on an emergency basis (family coming to visit!). The flowers are delightful ...Read More
Zone 8b, Broaddus, TX southeast
My Black-Eyed Susan Vine (Thunbergia alata) is potted in an 8" hanging basket on my 8' arbor in an...Read More
My T. alata (yellow flowered version) grows on a fence in fairly heavy shade, but still blooms for me, though not profusely. It has spre...Read More
I have these in large pots on my patio with trellises and they go crazy, so crazy in fact they were twining around the balcony railing. ...Read More
Here it is January 30th in Southeast Texas and my vine is blooming. It has put on new growth and new shoots in the last 3 to 4 weeks. I...Read More
This is a great vine/groundcover. Here they go crazy and just trail all over the place. Mine grew up into my tree and just started to han...Read More
I planted my pumpkin orange black eyed Susan vine about 12 years ago and it blooms almost all year round here in Florida. I love it but h...Read More
We transplanted this plant from a pot in the spring, and now it has all but covered one side of my A-frame. The info says 6 to 8 feet, b...Read More
I'm growing this vine with Grandpa Ott Morning Glorys and the contrast between the purple and yellow looks beautiful!
I have been inundated with seedlings of this plant for 2 years now. I grew it in a hanging basket one year and now it is everywhere!! I w...Read More
Very easy to start from seed. Too easy in fact. I used to love this plant - now it loves my yard. I cannot get rid of it despite pulli...Read More
this thing goes crazy here in the desert. I wish I could find out how to harvest the seeds.
I planted seeds (4 years ago) in a large pot, added a 4 foot metal trellis and it has come back every year. It blooms from spring until ...Read More
I had great success in my zone 7 area (Lawrenceville, GA)last year in the shade. I collected seed and those planted this year have not s...Read More
Thunbergia alata is grown as an annual in Oklahoma. The leaves and stems are the same as Thunbergia battiscombei.
Once these plants start seeding, they're almost done flowering. I doubt if anyone has enough light in their house to keep them going anyw...Read More
I bought this as a hanging plant - hung it from a chain on the front porch and very shortly it had climbed up the entire length of the ch...Read More
Black-Eyed Susan Vine has become naturalized in Florida, Hawaii, Texas and Puerto Rico. This vine was purchased as an (expensive) hangin...Read More
This climber grows fast, but hardly gets dangerous to other species (could cover shrubs and short trees like other climbers, but it doesn...Read More
I am so surprised by its beautiful flowers that give joy while waiting for other flowers to bloom here up north :).
I am l...Read More
I had one sorry seedling that survived my over-watering. when I planted it in a container outside I figured it would die. Well, I was w...Read More
My Black Eyed Susan Vine is gorgeous! First I just had it in pot with some potting mix, but it wasn't doing much. Then I wrapped some pla...Read More
Black-eyed Susan vine is an perennial climber native to South Africa. Grown in tropical zones it will climb to 8 feet but stays much smal...Read More