Think You Can Identify This Plant? No. 30 – February 2008

ship your entry by February 29 , 2008 to[email protected]with “ Mystery Plant # 30 – February ” in the subject line . The succeeder will be opt at random from all correct entries .

Last month ’s mystery plant was the black - eyed Susan vine , Thunbergia alata , and more specifically the cultivar ‘ Blushing Susie ’ . Black eyed Susan vine is a tropical African vine almost always grown as an annual in temperate climate . It ’s a charming , honest-to-god - fashioned plus to the garden , and while it is unremarkably grown for its lily-livered , gold , or occasionally whitened blooms with glowering throat , new cultivars are emerging that offer more color choices . ‘ Blushing Susie ’ combines all shadiness of bolshy , along with pinko , salmons , and yellowish pink , all on the same plant . germ of black - eyed Susan vine can be sown directly in the ground or in container in spring after the ground has warmed . The plant prefer full sun and moist , well - drain territory , and will reward you consequently with sight of 1½-inch - wide flower from summertime to fall on vine that can get hold of 3 to 8 feet long . Lu Anne Copeland of Chesapeake , Virginia , was prefer at random from all right entries to receive a free one - year subscription toFine Gardening . Congratulations , Lu Anne !

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