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Black Eyed Susan Vine Seeds (Thunbergia alata)

$3.95
Item #:
631108
Availability:
Usually ships in 2-3 business days.
Item #:
631108
Availability:
Usually ships in 2-3 business days.

Description

This summer-blooming annual vine was introduced to Britain from India in 1823.  Black-eyed Susan Vine is included in a charming book, The Parlor Garden, which Thomas Jefferson's granddaughter, Cornelia Jefferson Randolph, edited and translated from French into English (1861); she noted, "it becomes covered with charming flowers, of a fine nankeen yellow, set off with a black spot in the middle."

Native Distribution: Tropics of Africa

Start Black-eyed Susan Vine seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last spring frost at 70 degrees F.  Transplant to individual pots, then harden off and plant outdoors after the last frost.  Black-eyed Susan Vine prefers morning sun and afternoon shade and does not like intense heat; can be grown in planters and hanging baskets.  Approximately 14 Black Eyed Susan Vine seeds per packet.

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