This is gorgeous tropical climbing vine, which is extremely rare in
cultivation. The bright red flowers of unusual shape are hanging
from the vine in clusters, and look stunning. The intensity of the
color seems to depend upon the temperature in which it is blooming.
It appears that the orange coloring is more likely in warmer
temperatures, and some fading from full sun, while the more intense
redish coloring when blooming in cooler conditions. Thunbergia
coccinea is best displayed on structures where the racemes can hang
down. They begin to bloom in Late Fall, and continue to Spring. The
blooms cease with increased hot temperatures of summer. Thunbergia
coccinea does not seem to be fussy with soil requirements, and seems
happy in average soil. Propagation is most predictable with stiff
green cuttings, on stems with active growth, while seed is more
difficult. Origin: India, Burma, Malaya |
