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Acanthaceae
Babbler's-vine
Thunbergia laurifolia
Also known as Clematis, Thunbergia harrisii, Old man's beard, Traveler's joy
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Climbing · Vine · Tropical · Blue · Flowers · Medicinal · Support · Trellis · Humid
Babbler's-vine is a tropical climbing plant with attractive blue flowers that thrives in warm, humid conditions. It requires regular watering and benefits from a trellis or support structure for optimal growth. This vigorous vine needs occasional pruning to prevent it from becoming overly aggressive.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is moist, allow top inch to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 20 ft
- Spread
- 10 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Andaman Is., Assam, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Fiji, Hawaii, Leeward Is., Malaya, Marianas, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Ogasawara-Shoto, Peru, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is.
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Bees
Sources: trefle
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