Species
Thunbergia coccinea
Common Name(s)
Scarlet clock vine
Authority
Thunbergia coccinea Wall.
Family
Acanthaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Lianes and Related Trailing Plants
Habitat
Very uncommon casual weed of the Auckland region - mainly spreading vegetatively but seedlings have recently been found at the Auckland Zoological Gardens
Flowering
December - March
Flower Colours
Red / Pink,Yellow
Year Naturalised
1995
Reason For Introduction
Ornamental
Life Cycle Comments
Long-lived perennial vine
Reproduction
By seed and vegetative spread
Seed
Rarely produced (in New Zealand), long-lived
Dispersal
Mainly by spread from established plants
Tolerances
Cold sensitive
This page last updated on 19 Mar 2010