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Thunbergia erecta 'Fairy Moon'

Also Known As

  • Bush Clock Vine
  • Fairy Moon King's Mantle

Plant type

shrub

size

  • H: 3'-6'
  • W: 5'-7'

planting zones

  • 9b-11

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Thunbergia erecta 'Fairy Moon' plant details

Thunbergia erecta 'Fairy Moon' is a broadleaf semi-evergreen shrub with green foliage. In summer lavender flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly sun - mostly shade and even moisture water. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Thunbergia erecta 'Fairy Moon'

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: acanthaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 5 FT - 7 FT - wide, 3 FT - 6 FT - tall
Flowers: lavender blooms in summer
Uses: container plant, houseplant, rare, tropical-looking

GROWING CONDITIONS for Thunbergia erecta 'Fairy Moon'

USDA Zones: 9b - 11
Sun exposure: mostly sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A softness in floral beauty is expressed through the trumpet-shaped blooms of this upright growing cultivar. The flowers are tinted in blue-lavender, which expand from the yellow throat and flow into the white-edged petals. A sport from the larger forms of T. erecta alba, it was picked at Morningstar Nursery in Delray Beach, FL. This strong and heavy grower flowers for us from spring through fall with its heaviest flowering in spring.
Thumbergia erecta 'Fairy Moon' has a bushy growing habit with profuse flowers shaped like a cornucopia. They are white with a hint of blue tint with yellow throats. Very interesting and unique. Likes sun to part shade
2" pale bluish-lavender trumpets with yellow throats are edged in pure white. An unusual selection of King's Mantle, Fairy Moon is an exotic and easily grown tropical shrub-like perennial with deep dark glossy green foliage.

Gardening facts about Thunbergia erecta 'Fairy Moon' plant

How to Grow Thunbergia erecta 'Fairy Moon'

  • Sun Exposure

    • mostly sun - mostly shade
  • Soil Needs

    • average
    • well-drained
  • Water Needs

    • even moisture

Features

  • Flower Season

    • summer
  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Flower Color

    • lavender
  • Foliage Season

    • semi-evergreen
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