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Sunshine yellow blooms brighten any garden A versatile beauty, Thunbergia alata ‘Sunny Susy Yellow Dark Eye’ climbs with self-clinging tendrils to cover a trellis, obelisk, or fence. Bright, yellow blooms with a dark eye are simple yet effective as they cover the foliage in abundance from spring, through summer and well into the autumn. This versatile vine will also gracefully trail when grown in a hanging basket and can even create dense mats of weed-suppressing groundcover when left to sprawl. Thunbergia alata ‘Sunny Susy Yellow Dark Eye’ originates from warm, tropical areas of eastern Africa. Thunbergia is commonly known as Black-eyed Susan Vine. This name relates to a sad woman who endlessly searched for her long-lost lover whom she called Sweet William. Touchingly both flowers appear in the garden at the same time and both characters are often sung about in ballads.Thunbergia alata ‘Sunny Susy Yellow Dark Eye’ prefers to be grown in well-drained soil of any kind except clay.
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Key Information
Latin Name | Thunbergia alata ‘Sunny Susy White Halo’ |
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Common Name | Black-Eyed Susan |
Hardiness | H2 (1 to 5°C) |
Colour | Yellow |
Format | Young Plants |
Position | Full-Sun |
Foliage | Deciduous |
Height in Maturity (m) | 2.00 m |
Spread in Maturity (m) | 1.00 |
Soil Conditions | Chalk Loam Sand |
Soil Acidity | Acid Alkaline Neutral |
Climbing | Yes |
Aspect | South-facing, West-facing |
Drought Tolerant | Yes |
Good for pots | Yes |
Good for pollinators | Yes |
Good for groundcover | Yes |