Black-eyed Susan vine is an annual, typically with orange-yellow flowers that resemble black-eyed Susans. This vine climbs by twining.
Size and Method of Climbing:
This annual vine can grow up to 8 feet in a season. It is a twining vine. Twining vines climb by twisting their stems or leaf stalks around a support such as a trellis, arbor, wire or chain-link fence.
Native geographic location and habitat:
It is native to tropical Africa.
Leaf description:
Leaves are opposite and coarsely toothed, triangular in shape with winged petioles.
Flower description:
Flowers are typically orange-yellow with dark throats.
Fruit description:
The fruit is a beaked capsule and not ornamentally important.
Plant Care:
This plant needs full to partial sun and a consistent supply of water.
List of pests and diseases:
There are no common serious problems.
African Sunset black-eyed Susan vine (Thunbergia alata ‘African Sunset’):
Flowers are a mix of red, pink, salmon, and ivory with dark throats.
Amber Eyes black-eyed Susan vine (Thunbergia alata ‘Amber Eyes’):
Flowers are creamy yellow with dark throats.
Arizona Dark Red black-eyed Susan vine (Thunbergia alata ‘Arizona Dark Red’):
Flowers are red or red-tinged (variable colors) with dark throats.
Blushing Susie black-eyed Susan vine (Thunbergia alata ‘Blushing Susie’):
Flowers are shades of red, apricot, pink, and ivory with dark throats.
Lemon A-Peel® black-eyed Susan vine (Thunbergia alata ‘Lemon Star’):
Flowers are lemon yellow with dark throats.
Spanish Eyes black-eyed Susan vine (Thunbergia alata ‘Spanish Eyes’):
Flowers are a mix of colors (yellow, red, salmon, apricot) with dark throats.
Superstar Orange black-eyed Susan vine (Thunbergia alata ‘Superstar Orange’):
Flowers are orange with dark throats.
White-flowered black-eyed Susan vine (Thunbergia alata ‘Alba’):
Flowers are white with dark throats.
