Thunbergia coccinea
Common name
Scarlet clock vine
Family
Acanthaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Habitat
Very uncommon casual weed of the Auckland region - mainly spreading vegetatively but seedlings have recently been found at the Auckland Zoological Gardens
Flowering
December - March
Flower colours
Red/Pink, Yellow
Life cycle
Long-lived perennial vine reproduces by seed and vegetative spread; seed rarely set in New Zealand but is long-lived.
Year naturalised
1995
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Tolerances
Cold sensitive