Thunbergia grandiflora (Blue Trumpet Vine)

Thunbergia grandiflora (Blue Trumpet Vine) Details

Thunbergia grandiflora, commonly known as the Blue Trumpet Vine, is an evergreen climber grown for its impressive flowers. Showy, soft-blue flowers with a yellow centre are borne from late spring through until early autumn. It has twinning stems with arrow-shaped, mid green leaves. This climber will easily reach 2.5 m tall but is often contained to smaller sizes with trimming. Best results with this plant are achieved when it is planted in full sun or partial shade on a sheltered, well-drained site. In temperate areas this plant should be treated as an annual as frosts will damage or even kill the plant. The Blue Trumpet Vine is commonly trained on a trellis, included in tropical gardens, or planted anywhere its magnificent flowers can be appreciated.