General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 8 to 10 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Dehiscent
Other: 1/2 to 1 inch, rounded beaked capsules, each containing 4 seeds.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Sweet Clock-Vine
  • White Lady

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Uploaded by StephGTx
Location: Orlando, Central Florida, zone 9b
Date: 2012-02-15
Thunbergia fragrans
Location: Burleson, Tx.
Date: 2011-10-30 
close up of leaf
Location: Burleson, Tx.
Date: 2011-10-30 
the back side of the bloom
Location: Burleson, Tx.
Date: 2011-10-30 
leaf orientation along the vine
Location: Burleson, Tx.
Date: 2011-10-30 
flower and bud
Location: Hyderabad, India
Date: 2008-07-09
Thunbergia fragrans By J.M.Garg (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.

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