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Smiling Thunbergia alata Collection

Common name: Black-Eyed Susan

Fiery orange blooms to twine and twirl across summer into autumn

1 to 5°C
Good for Pollinators

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5 for £17.00
just £3.40 each
15 for £28.00
just £1.87 each
25 for £38.00
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A colourful, tropical African vine which will bloom for four months from July to October – adding colour and charisma across the seasons. Smiling Thunbergia alata Collection brings a quintet of colourful beauties which are a fantastic way to cloak trellis, fence or obelisk in your garden. Flowers are simple in form, with intense centres, and are produced in abundance alongside verdant foliage which acts as a foil to the colourful flowers. As well as climbing, these Thunbergia will also energetically trail over hanging baskets and scramble across the soil as weed-suppressing and cheery groundcover. Your Smiling Thunbergia alata Collection comprises ‘Sunny Susy New Orange’; ‘Sunny Susy Yellow Dark Eye’; ‘Sunny Susy Rose Sensation’; ‘Sunny Susy White Halo’; and ‘Sunny Susy Pink Beauty’. All prefers a spot in full sun with a well-drained soil of any kind except clay. Each variety will reach a height of 2 metres and spread to around 1m. Plants are tender, herbaceous perennials most frequ
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Included In this Collection Thunbergia alata Sunny Susy New Orange YP Thunbergia alata Sunny Susy Pink Beauty YP Thunbergia alata Sunny Susy Rose Sensation YP Thunbergia alata Sunny Susy White Halo YP Thunbergia alata Sunny Susy Yellow Dark Eye YP
Latin Name Thunbergia alata 'Sunny Susy New Orange'
Common Name Black-Eyed Susan
Hardiness H2 (1 to 5°C)
Colour Orange
Format Young Plants
Position Full-Sun
Foliage Deciduous
Height in Maturity (m) 2.00
Spread in Maturity (m) 1.00
Soil Conditions Chalk Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Climbing Yes
Aspect South-facing, West-facing
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for groundcover Yes

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