Thunbergia, Black-Eyed Susan Vine 'Spanish Eyes'

This plant easily germinated from seed, resulted in rigorous vines that began blooming as soon as they were about 2.5 feet tall. At the t...Read Moreime I was living in NJ and grew them in containers.

Beautiful blossoms, no disease or bug problems were observed, and it flourished quickly.

An annual in the Northeast, but I've seen this plant become a bonkers perennial in California.

While this plant was easy to propagate from seed indoors, I was underwhelmed with the lack of blooms it produced in hanging baskets. Too ...Read Moremuch foliage and not enough flowers.

I started mine late outdoors. They took a while to get going and never got to the flowering stage before fall. I will try again in 2010...Read More and start them inside ahead of time as the seed packets says.

A little more information from your friends at Botanical Interests: "Annual. Blooms summer. 5' - 10' trailing vine. Full sun. Vigorous vi...Read Morene with sunset-colored, dark-eyed flowers. Great ground cover, screen, or hanging basket variety! Use in window boxes, as a ground cover, on a trellis, or in hanging baskets. Sow outside after danger of spring frost has passed. "