General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 4 to 6 feet
Plant Spread: 6 to 8 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Other: Bluish Purple
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Blue Glory Vine

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Location: Maine
Location: Conservatory, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor
Date: 2018-07-08
Acanthaceae:  Thunbergia battiscombei buds in various stages of d
Location: Conservatory, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor
Date: 2013-08-14
The hairy buds of a blue clock vine
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-05-02
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2021-09-13
Location: SE Michigan
Date: 2017-08-12

Date: April 20, 2011

Date: April 20, 2011
Location: In my garden, Cottage-in-the-Meadow Gardens, South Amana, IA
Date: Summer
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-04-03
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2018-04-07
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: December 11, 2013
Location: SE Michigan
Date: 2017-08-12
Flowers are bluer than picture shows.
Location: NJ
Date: 2011-07-30

Date: April 25, 2011
Location: my garden 
Date: 2015-07-06
Location: SE Michigan
Date: 2017-08-12

Date: April 20, 2011

Date: Sep 24, 2011 8:06 AM
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-04-03
Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11
Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-05-06

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Location: my garden 
Date: 2013-10-17
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: November 11, 2013
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-05-09
Location: NJ
Date: 2011-07-30

Date: April 20, 2011
Location: zone 10 Martin County, Fl.
Date: 2010-04-11
Location: my garden 
Date: 2013-05-28
Photo by plantladylin
Comments:
  • Posted by plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Sep 19, 2011 6:19 PM concerning plant:
    Thunbergia battiscombei is a weak-stemmed, perennial shrub rather than a climbing vine. To grow upright, it must be tied to a support or have taller plants to lean on for support. Blue Glory has bright green heart-shaped leaves, fuzzy greenish-white buds, and dark blue to purple trumpet-shaped flowers. It is evergreen in frost-free areas.
  • Posted by mjsponies (Central Florida) on Apr 27, 2014 5:56 PM concerning plant:
    This plant is a heat-loving, abuse-loving, and sun-loving plant. Lives on the south side of my house in Florida. In the middle of the summer the wall it's against throws off a lot of heat ... and this guy says: "Bring it on"!
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piksihk On June 10, 2018 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
piksihk On April 28, 2015 Bloomed
pruned old stems; new stems
piksihk On June 1, 2014 Bloomed
Dewberry On July 22, 2021 Obtained plant
Ordered plant from Accents for Home and Garden.
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