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Thunbergia erecta
Also called King's Mantle, Bush Thunbergia, Kings Mantle
In Singapore: King's Mantle, Bush Clock Vine, Thunbergia (Grown in Singapore)
Bush clockvine is a densely branched, scandent shrub from tropical West Africa, usually grown as a bushy ornamental or allowed to climb on supports. It is easy to grow in a sunny spot with well-drained soil and benefits from occasional pruning.
Thunbergia erecta is a herbaceous, perennial, climbing plant species in the genus Thunbergia native to western Africa. Common names include bush clockvine, king's-mantle and potato bush.
Thunbergia erecta grows best in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soils and is moderately drought-tolerant once established. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental shrub for hedges, borders, foundation plantings and retaining walls, and responds well to regular pruning, although frequent trimming may reduce flowering. Propagation is usually by cuttings or layering. It is generally free of serious pests and diseases, although it may be susceptible to plant-parasitic nematodes.
The species is native to tropical Africa, where it occurs in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thunbergia erecta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
