That trellis is perfect!

Don't know which color variety these are, but I believe they are both thunbergia alata, or blackeyed Susan vine. Sometimes called clock vine. I think they are annual vines, too, easy to start from seed.

There are quite a few different thunbergias, including some that are shrubs as well as vines. My very favorite of all is thunbergia grandiflora, or Blue Sky Vine, which is a very big perennial vine.

Yours are so pretty! Hope they do well for you!

Marcia

I have grown to hate the black eyed susan vine. It is so invasive, and I can't get rid of it, no matter what I do.

Well, I wish it would invade over here in my cottage garden sometime. I have planted it three or four times, and lost it every time, never to be seen again. I think cottage gardens NEED it.

Isn't that the way it always is. If you WANT it, you can't get it to grow, and if you DON'T want it, you can't get rid of it.

Marcia

aroidgardner,that is a beautiful flower. I like invasiveness when they are so pretty. I think I want to give her a home here.
Thanks for the picture.
Felix

It does try to run away from me, but with the new trellis, if I keep putting new vine stems back to the trellis, it's staying there. Most everything I have can be invasive here in Florida if let go.....as I found when my garden went to the wayside for awhile after I had my 2 boys.

Marcia, I've found that mine does better in partial shade. The new one from Wal-Mart wilts badly every day in the full sun. So, I'm going to have to move it.

There are a ton of thunbergia's that are annuals, that is grown from seed and last a season or two. Then there are perinials like the blue sky vine and fairy moon. The annuals come in all color even pink, or solid yellow with no black eye, even solid white. But then so does the perinial come in solid white. Confused yet? ;o)

I think the main differece is the annuals make seeds.

I have the blue sky thunbergia and it is gorgeous! It blooms all year round. Some day I will figure out how to upload pictures and I will post pictures of it.

I love mine! I have three now.he black eyed susan covered a trellis and is now doubling as ground cover. I love the look so I am letting it go (less upkeep on that patch) Just bought the blush colored one at Wal Mart and I have the blue ready to do its thing! Again right plant right place ,if you have plenty of garden enjoy it.
Also have it covering a Porterweed with only the purple curly things poking out.
I am a bit on the wild side(well,my garden is) so I like the rambling look.
Never cared for the rows of Flower soldiers all standing at attention.

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If I did this right, this is my thunbergias (well I think it is!)

Thank you, Kay! I followed directions but I don't see the picture.
Dee

That's OK, Dee

We can copy and paste it and see the picture.

That's a nice one. I saw that Logee's has that one too, so I'm going to order it along with few others.

Thanks for posting it

Hi
Vines are my favorite type of growth habit but the main problem I've had is over growing lol. When I had my small shadehouse I had maylay rubber vine ,white sky vine Bougainvillea, blue pea vine and several types of epicactus.
Was gorgeous but useless as a shadehouse was dark as night on the inside lol. Willma took it down so trying to convince the rubber vine that it can be a shrub removed the Bougainvillea.moved the cactus .
Trying a Thunbergia mysorensis for shade on the large SH.
So far working well except it's noot providing shade lol.
Doesn't seem to be nearly as vigorous as the other Thuns.
I plant all my vines in buried pots in case they need to be removed. helps but doesn't work for Passifloras they root at the nodes. lol
One vine I would highly recommend is Queens wreath.Petrea volubilis. Is almost always in flower very easily controlled ,no pests and once established never needs water. The one on the backside of the SH I'm trying to grow into a tree form sort of a weeping habit. Only problem there has bee a red form passion . It is constanly strangling it lol.
Wouldn't it be wonderful to have an arbo about 100 feet long ?? gary

The one to get is T. mysorensis;

Wow, Eric! That's absolutely GORGEOUS! Never seen it for sale anywhere. Is it a perennial?

Gary, you do love your vines, it sounds like! I like them, too, and was just thinking about a Queen's wreath. I've thrown everything I can think of along the fence out front, in hopes of completely covering it. So far, even the blue sky vine is growing very slowly. ???

Marcia

I just the black eyed susan type at Wal-Mart this morning. I was going to put it in the ground so that it would grow up one of the post of our pergola then maybe go across the top. So you think it will do that by summer's end? It will be in full sun but as the crepe myrtles fill in it will get som protection if it starts growing on the top.

I could put it on another post that gets more shade but we planted a bare rooted wisteria there in Feb. and it has not grown a bit. Someone said it might not bloom for 10 years!?!

Does anyone know if butterflies use it as a nectar source, the blackeye susan vine?

Thunbergia mysorensis is a perennial which can cover everything. They attract butterfly and hummingbirds. It is considered to be the most beautiful of all vines and I agree.
I WANT ONE,I WANT ONE.wahh,wahh.....
Felix

me too, I want want too... anyone giving cuttings away?

mboston

I've never noticed butterflies or hummers around my black eyed susan vine and it was large last year.

It is a very aggressive vine and I don't see why it wouldn't cover the pergola you have. I planted mine in full Florida sun with a pot shading the roots and it is fine now. It wilted for a few days after I planted it in the ground but now is fine.

I just got seeds for this one.....

Mysorensis is my next purchase along with the orange thunbergia with black eye.

Hi
I got mysorensis from Gardinos"rare flora". Cost me four bucks so you can imagine the size lol. I put it in a pot and it has made it to the top of the shadehouse. Since the weather has stabilized it has really put on a growth spurt.
I want it mainly to provide shade for the SH but seems to prefer growing on the wall rather than the roof..
Oh well the maypops and peavines are doing the work lol. No flowers as yet from the mysorensis.
Marcia .. What is your secret with SLOW sky vine?? . I was always afraid of holding still while admiring it.Fear of being strangled lol. If you have the room nothing more beautiful or easy!!! gary