Orange Clock Vine

Thunbergia gregorii

Orange Clock Vine, Thunbergia gregorii, photo © by Michael Plagens

Growing in open rocky savanna, Kiserian, Kenya. December 2015.

This attractive low vine is a native to East Africa, but has been cultivated in warm climates around the world. The big orange flowers are angled below, but lack the black throat of the similar-looking Black-eyed Susan Vine. The triangular leaves have a narrow wing along the leaf petiole.

Orange Clock Vine, Thunbergia gregorii, photo © by Michael Plagens  Orange Clock Vine, Thunbergia gregorii, from Kenya, photo © Michael Plagens

Acanthaceae -- Acanthus Family

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Kenya Natural History

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