Mazhar Botanic Garden

Thunbergia grandiflora (Roxb. ex Rottler) Roxb.

Bengal clockvine Blue Skyflower Clockvine

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000307
English name: Bengal clockvine, Blue Skyflower, Clockvine
Arabic name: تامبرجيا جرانديفلورا
Native: China, India, Nepal, Bangladesh
Country: Bangladesh China India Nepal
(PGR): Rare

Large climber, about 10- 20 m high leaves elongated heart shape flowers single or clusters racemes,  lavender  blue with yellow throats

Soil:  Grow best in rich organic soil, moderately moist and well drained

It is commonly grown as an ornamental, being valued especially for its large, violet or white flowers.

Flemingia grandiflora Roxb ex Rottler

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Texture: Moist
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Cuttings
Flowering time: All year
Zone: 11
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Climber
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Acid Alkaline Neutral

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