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Thunbergia alata

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Noun1.Thunbergia alata - tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple centerThunbergia alata - tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center
genus Thunbergia, Thunbergia - a genus of herbs or vines of the family Acanthaceae
vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface


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Black-eyed Susan, Thunbergia alata, is a popular addition to the summer garden and is particularly good for hanging baskets and small containers, where it can scramble through other plants, only really showing itself when its small five-petalled yellow flowers, with the chocolate-purple centres, pop their heads out into the summer sunshine.
Annual climbers such as Thunbergia alata, morning glory and dwarf sweet peas also make good basket subjects.
A Black-Eyed Susie thunbergia alata to give it its proper name is an annual from South Africa and dies after flowering each year.
 
 
 
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