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Laurel clock vine/Blue trumpet vine

Thunbergia laurifolia Linn

Description:

Category: Vines and Climbers Height: 3-12 meters Bloom Color: Violet/Lavender [The hermaphrodite flower is trumpet-shaped with a short broad tube, white outside and yellowish inside. The corolla is pale blue in colour with 5–7 petals, one larger than the others.] Light needed: Light shade tolerant Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Habitat:

Invasive in Hawaii, Australia, southeastern USA, Singapore and Seychelles. Introduced but not considered invasive in Tanzania and tropical South America.

Notes:

This vine is growing near waterbody, nearing my school, its leaf shape is really special :D

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Janessquare
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Janessquare

กรุงเทพมหานคร, Krung Thep, Thailand

Spotted on Mar 5, 2012
Submitted on Mar 6, 2012

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