King's Mantle Blue - 7" Pot

Thunbergia erecta, the King's Mantle or Bush Clock Vine, is a tidy evergreen shrub bearing a long succession of rich violet-blue trumpet flowers with creamy-yellow throats. The small, dark glossy leaves form a dense, rounded bush ideal for low hedges, borders and large pots. Easy and free flowering, it blooms through much of the year in India's warm climate, attracting butterflies and bees. Tolerant of pruning, it can be shaped into neat hedges or left informal. Compact, colourful and undemanding, King's Mantle is a dependable choice for adding cool blue tones to sunny and lightly shaded gardens.

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Uses

Used as a flowering low hedge, border shrub or container plant; its long-lasting blue blooms attract pollinators and add cool colour.

Growing tips

In India grow it in sun to light shade with steady moisture; trim after flushes to keep it bushy and flowering through much of the year.