Botanical name: Thunbergia erecta (syn. Meyenia erecta)
- [ (thun-BER-jee-uh) named after Carl Peter Thunberg, 19th century Swedish botanist; (ee-RECK-tuh) meaning erect, upright ]
Family: Acanthaceae (acanthus or ruellia family)
- [ (ah-kanth-AY-see-ay) from the Greek Ãikantha, meaning thorn, spine, or spike ]
Origin: Tropical Africa
An upright shrub with dark green leaves and an abundant display of trumpet shaped purple flowers with yellow throats. It can be grown as a bush with weeping branches or it can be trained like a vine. It is not always easy to come by in the nursery. The flowers are absolutely wonderful and it seems to bloom from early spring until late summer or fall.
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