@@sumam556 Thanks Sumam - it does struggle a bit in the greenhouse to be honest, but after a big prune recently it's coming back into full growth again. 😀
@@Grow_Up_Man55 cuttings grows too..You need to give support with sticks on all sides..or a net in the pot.Wish I could send you pictures of my Susan plants.
Im from Cape Town South Africa and our winters aren cold enought to kill Thunbergia off... I grow them as a perennial... bought 3 plants at a local nursery and it keeps growing... Its a heavy feeder and ive made a wire trellis that ive fixed against a sunny wall... its needs loads of sun and it loves wet feet... the flowers are so beautiful to me. Just makes me happy when i come home and see this against my wall... Very nice video
Thanks Jayjay - I've seen them here too loving the sun - just not behind behind my greenhouse glass. I've just moved it because no matter what I do where it was, the leaves eventually bleach once the sun gets on them. It's currently enjoying a 'rest' as I've pruned it right back to the base again (for about the 4th time!)🤣. I'm glad yours is performing so well for you.
Beautiful flowers, I’ve got the white, red and an unusual mauve. I take cuttings of the stems put in a bottle of water they root. Then grow them on indoors until I put back outside after frosts, about end of May. Unfortunately I have a job keeping the spider mite under control which gives a very similar bleached leaves looked. Often the mites aren’t killed by spraying in pest killer. Only way i remove the leaves as the become yellow and any nearby. You can see the very small black mites and rub them off. The give away is a fluffy web around the top of a stick. That’s a big infestation.
Yeah since that video I’ve realised my issue is spider mites. It disappears when they go outside but within a couple of weeks of going back to the greenhouse they reappear. It’s a constant battle unfortunately! At least I now know what the problem is.
thanks for your clear guidance for the thunbergia, mine hadn’t blooms(flowers) comeing out(dried out before opening)... all of a sudden(watering in the summerheat was also not optimal during hollidays). now i took away the seeds, pokonized it and pay extra attention in watering and hope for the best THX!(btw, how are yours now?)
Glad it was helpful! Mine is doing OK again now - it's blooming and vining, although a recent hot spell has started to bleach the leaves again. I may have to move it to a more shaded area.
I have the bulk eyed Susan thunbergia. My sister has the sunny Suzy and I love it. Hers dosnt produce any seed pods in the spent flowers. With my black eyed, every spent flower has a seed pod. Why are they different. Thank you for this video, very helpful.
I can only think of 3 possible explanations: 1.Hers isn't getting pollinated by bees 2.'Sunny Susie' is a hybrid - and hybrids are very often sterile 3. Some plants (like Nepenthes) can be either male or female - although I'd rule this one out because I can't find anything to say Thunbergia are like that. My guess would be option 2. I could be wrong though.😁🤷♂️
Dipladenia is the old name for a Mandevilla vine. Although similar flowers, a Thunbergia isn't the same plant as Dipladenia. I have plenty of videos showing my Mandevilla for comparison.
Turns out it had spider mite - that's what caused the yellowing. But this videos is years old - the plant is long gone. Wouldn't mind another try with one inside if I can keep it mite-free!
Their seeds are readily available online (in the UK at least). If yours is outside you should get some seeds naturally - but if it's a complex hybrid or indoors it might not produce them. I've just checked ebay and there are plenty of seeds for sale.
This vine doesn’t require a greenhouse, you can grow it in your home. Why is your vine so small for its age? The leaves should be 3x the size they are, nearly dwarfing your blooms. This vine should be growing at least 5 feet a season, and get to nearly 20 ft long. Especially in a greenhouse. Grown from seed, after 3 months this vine should be long and lush. It looks like there is something else wrong. This is a sun and heat loving vine that thrives outside in direct sunlight and high heat.
Thanks for your suggestions, Jeff. If you're just a one-off visitor then you wouldn't know this, but the whole point of the channel is to grow tropical plants in a place where they don't naturally grow i.e. the north of the UK, where it is neither hot nor sunny. It would better outside through summer (and indeed it is doing), but it won't take our winters which is why it's in the greenhouse at the time of filming this video. Two things have held it back in there: one is spider mite which it's very prone to, and two is there just isn't enough light, despite the grow-lights. I'd literally need to have them about a foot away which I'm not prepared to do, so this plant will have to be outside during summer, then limp along through winter, and not in the greenhouse all year like I initially wanted it to be.
@@Grow_Up_Man55 I understood that. But something is stunting your vine. I don’t live in a place these vines grow either, east coast US; so slightly similar climates. I keep mine in direct sun, while it’s near 100 outside, because that’s what this plant requires. Mine is huge and lush. You have yours in fake soil under constant shade, and the vine is stunted. Your vine should be going crazy in that greenhouse, but it’s not.
@@Uhwop This is an old video - and those were my thoughts at the time. This is a progressive process - and back when I made the video I thought the leaves were getting bleached from direct sun through glass. Currently my thoughts are that it's down to persistent and consistent spider mite infestation, and lack of light. It's currently outside in the same pot, and in the same aspect - and is thriving. The only difference? Greater light intensity and no spider mites. Might be some other factor, but for me the evidence points to that conclusion.
I want that red variety, I have looked for plants or seeds for some seasons with no luck, and you throw away all those cuttings ! ;).. I weep. ( Oh, but then I see the colour is actually called Brown) ..... Also, I got bad red-spider-mite, but got rid of it with ease on all my infected plants with £5's worth of Amblyseius Andersonii from Amazone. I wonder if anyone might like to supply that red THUNBERGIA alata Brownie or even the Blue THUNBERGIA Erecta Best regards Art Russell
This video is approaching 3 years old now so alas, this particular plant succumbed to the pesky mites some time ago. I've since got my mites issue under control so will be looking to replenish my Thunbergia stocks as i do love a good Thunbergia. I hope you manage to find the red/brown variety...
Yeah you have the perfect climate for it. I struggle with it in the greenhouse - just doesn't get enough sunshine and is continually attacked by spider mite.
That's a plant you're best off not even planting in Florida. I made the mistake of planting some seeds once (because I like the flowers) but I didn't realize how large and aggressive a grower it was, the plant covered everything it was near. I'd hack it back, it would grow more. And the self seeding 😱 , I was constantly pulling out volunteers. A rare freeze finally killed it and I wasn't upset. Now are the leaves always that small and the stems so thin in your climate? The leaves get about four times that size here and the stems get thick as your pinky.
Haha yeah I'm just growing a greenhouse full of someone else's weeds! Somewhere in the world there's a greenhouse with daisies, dandelions, docks, buttercups and nettles being carefully tended to...😂. These are treated as mid-summer annuals here so never get beyond a couple of feet long - at least, I've never seen one any larger. The constant cold, wet and overcast skies sees to that. Chuck in 6 months of frost and that'll see off the hardiest of tropical plant! Glad to say though, that my bleached one has made a steady comeback and is ready to bloom again - albeit in its reduced form. Thanks for watching Michael - it's great to learn about these plants in their natural conditions and find out what they're 'supposed' to look like. 😀
@@Grow_Up_Man55 actually, there are grow houses in the US starting to produce dandelions and nettles, there is now a market for them as "superfoods". 🤣 Glad to hear the Thunbergia is perking up for you, they are lovely blooms. (although the blooms of T. grandiflora are better)
Haha! Well, that's it then! I'm packing in this pointless RUclips caper and setting up as a weed-grower - official supplier to the US superfood market. I might actually make a few quid...😂
Welcome Shylesh! Yes, Thunbergia alata seeds germinate fairly easily - but soak them first. They're readily available for purchase online, or, if you have the plant, you can sow any seeds that the plant produces. Good luck!
Unfortunately my Thunbergia is struggling with spider mites at present! That's a major recurring issue when growing them inside and why mine will likely never reach its true potential.🥺
If you like this vine, why not try a Mandevilla? See more on my favourite vine in this playlist: ruclips.net/video/By-mP1Epldw/видео.html
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Beautiful..maroon thunbergia.
You have got a lovely colour.
I have orange, Cream, yellow and white. Thanks for the post.🙏🇮🇳
@@sumam556 Thanks Sumam - it does struggle a bit in the greenhouse to be honest, but after a big prune recently it's coming back into full growth again. 😀
@@Grow_Up_Man55 cuttings grows too..You need to give support with sticks on all sides..or a net in the pot.Wish I could send you pictures of my Susan plants.
@@sumam556 Thanks for the tips. I'm sure yours look a lot better than mine at present!
Im from Cape Town South Africa and our winters aren cold enought to kill Thunbergia off... I grow them as a perennial... bought 3 plants at a local nursery and it keeps growing... Its a heavy feeder and ive made a wire trellis that ive fixed against a sunny wall... its needs loads of sun and it loves wet feet... the flowers are so beautiful to me. Just makes me happy when i come home and see this against my wall... Very nice video
Thanks Jayjay - I've seen them here too loving the sun - just not behind behind my greenhouse glass. I've just moved it because no matter what I do where it was, the leaves eventually bleach once the sun gets on them. It's currently enjoying a 'rest' as I've pruned it right back to the base again (for about the 4th time!)🤣. I'm glad yours is performing so well for you.
Beautiful flowers, I’ve got the white, red and an unusual mauve. I take cuttings of the stems put in a bottle of water they root. Then grow them on indoors until I put back outside after frosts, about end of May. Unfortunately I have a job keeping the spider mite under control which gives a very similar bleached leaves looked. Often the mites aren’t killed by spraying in pest killer. Only way i remove the leaves as the become yellow and any nearby. You can see the very small black mites and rub them off. The give away is a fluffy web around the top of a stick. That’s a big infestation.
Yeah since that video I’ve realised my issue is spider mites. It disappears when they go outside but within a couple of weeks of going back to the greenhouse they reappear. It’s a constant battle unfortunately! At least I now know what the problem is.
A very pretty vine. Thank you for posting this. I'm looking out for Brownie but have only seen the yellow one up to now.
The yellow one looks nice - they're 'supposedly' pretty easy to propagate too. Let's hope this one comes back strongly!
thanks for your clear guidance for the thunbergia, mine hadn’t blooms(flowers) comeing out(dried out before opening)... all of a sudden(watering in the summerheat was also not optimal during hollidays). now i took away the seeds, pokonized it and pay extra attention in watering and hope for the best THX!(btw, how are yours now?)
Glad it was helpful! Mine is doing OK again now - it's blooming and vining, although a recent hot spell has started to bleach the leaves again. I may have to move it to a more shaded area.
it's a beautiful vine, I hope it will do well now! great video
Thanks Denise - I hope so too! 😀
I have the bulk eyed Susan thunbergia. My sister has the sunny Suzy and I love it. Hers dosnt produce any seed pods in the spent flowers. With my black eyed, every spent flower has a seed pod. Why are they different. Thank you for this video, very helpful.
I can only think of 3 possible explanations: 1.Hers isn't getting pollinated by bees 2.'Sunny Susie' is a hybrid - and hybrids are very often sterile 3. Some plants (like Nepenthes) can be either male or female - although I'd rule this one out because I can't find anything to say Thunbergia are like that. My guess would be option 2. I could be wrong though.😁🤷♂️
I have a red dippladenia as we call them here in Malta
Dipladenia is the old name for a Mandevilla vine. Although similar flowers, a Thunbergia isn't the same plant as Dipladenia. I have plenty of videos showing my Mandevilla for comparison.
You might need a larger pot for that thumbergia. Especially since it's growing stretched out like you have it. More soil, more nutrients❤
Turns out it had spider mite - that's what caused the yellowing. But this videos is years old - the plant is long gone. Wouldn't mind another try with one inside if I can keep it mite-free!
Burgundy red perhaps?
How can I have a seed please my flowers never leave a seed inside. Yet I bought seeds to propagate the ochre yellow one
Their seeds are readily available online (in the UK at least). If yours is outside you should get some seeds naturally - but if it's a complex hybrid or indoors it might not produce them. I've just checked ebay and there are plenty of seeds for sale.
I wouldn't even try to grow a black eyed Susan. I always find them finicky things. If the conditions are not just right.
Well yeah this one certainly has proven to be that! They remind me of Morning Glory - I've tried and failed countless times to grow it!
This vine doesn’t require a greenhouse, you can grow it in your home.
Why is your vine so small for its age? The leaves should be 3x the size they are, nearly dwarfing your blooms.
This vine should be growing at least 5 feet a season, and get to nearly 20 ft long. Especially in a greenhouse.
Grown from seed, after 3 months this vine should be long and lush.
It looks like there is something else wrong. This is a sun and heat loving vine that thrives outside in direct sunlight and high heat.
Thanks for your suggestions, Jeff. If you're just a one-off visitor then you wouldn't know this, but the whole point of the channel is to grow tropical plants in a place where they don't naturally grow i.e. the north of the UK, where it is neither hot nor sunny. It would better outside through summer (and indeed it is doing), but it won't take our winters which is why it's in the greenhouse at the time of filming this video. Two things have held it back in there: one is spider mite which it's very prone to, and two is there just isn't enough light, despite the grow-lights. I'd literally need to have them about a foot away which I'm not prepared to do, so this plant will have to be outside during summer, then limp along through winter, and not in the greenhouse all year like I initially wanted it to be.
@@Grow_Up_Man55 I understood that. But something is stunting your vine. I don’t live in a place these vines grow either, east coast US; so slightly similar climates. I keep mine in direct sun, while it’s near 100 outside, because that’s what this plant requires.
Mine is huge and lush.
You have yours in fake soil under constant shade, and the vine is stunted.
Your vine should be going crazy in that greenhouse, but it’s not.
@@Grow_Up_Man55 but you’re putting shade barrier over it and state in the video it’s due to not enough shade.
You have it under shade, in fake soil.
@@Uhwop This is an old video - and those were my thoughts at the time. This is a progressive process - and back when I made the video I thought the leaves were getting bleached from direct sun through glass. Currently my thoughts are that it's down to persistent and consistent spider mite infestation, and lack of light. It's currently outside in the same pot, and in the same aspect - and is thriving. The only difference? Greater light intensity and no spider mites. Might be some other factor, but for me the evidence points to that conclusion.
I want that red variety, I have looked for plants or seeds for some seasons with no luck, and you throw away all those cuttings ! ;).. I weep. ( Oh, but then I see the colour is actually called Brown) .....
Also, I got bad red-spider-mite, but got rid of it with ease on all my infected plants with £5's worth of Amblyseius Andersonii from Amazone.
I wonder if anyone might like to supply that red THUNBERGIA alata Brownie or even the Blue THUNBERGIA Erecta
Best regards
Art Russell
This video is approaching 3 years old now so alas, this particular plant succumbed to the pesky mites some time ago. I've since got my mites issue under control so will be looking to replenish my Thunbergia stocks as i do love a good Thunbergia. I hope you manage to find the red/brown variety...
Yes our climate suits it
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I find the thunbergi a is hardier. But one has to control it my yellow one would take over the garden if I allowed it
Yeah you have the perfect climate for it. I struggle with it in the greenhouse - just doesn't get enough sunshine and is continually attacked by spider mite.
That's a plant you're best off not even planting in Florida. I made the mistake of planting some seeds once (because I like the flowers) but I didn't realize how large and aggressive a grower it was, the plant covered everything it was near. I'd hack it back, it would grow more. And the self seeding 😱 , I was constantly pulling out volunteers. A rare freeze finally killed it and I wasn't upset.
Now are the leaves always that small and the stems so thin in your climate? The leaves get about four times that size here and the stems get thick as your pinky.
Haha yeah I'm just growing a greenhouse full of someone else's weeds! Somewhere in the world there's a greenhouse with daisies, dandelions, docks, buttercups and nettles being carefully tended to...😂. These are treated as mid-summer annuals here so never get beyond a couple of feet long - at least, I've never seen one any larger. The constant cold, wet and overcast skies sees to that. Chuck in 6 months of frost and that'll see off the hardiest of tropical plant! Glad to say though, that my bleached one has made a steady comeback and is ready to bloom again - albeit in its reduced form. Thanks for watching Michael - it's great to learn about these plants in their natural conditions and find out what they're 'supposed' to look like. 😀
@@Grow_Up_Man55 actually, there are grow houses in the US starting to produce dandelions and nettles, there is now a market for them as "superfoods". 🤣
Glad to hear the Thunbergia is perking up for you, they are lovely blooms. (although the blooms of T. grandiflora are better)
Haha! Well, that's it then! I'm packing in this pointless RUclips caper and setting up as a weed-grower - official supplier to the US superfood market. I might actually make a few quid...😂
I am from India. Can I get it's seeds?
Welcome Shylesh! Yes, Thunbergia alata seeds germinate fairly easily - but soak them first. They're readily available for purchase online, or, if you have the plant, you can sow any seeds that the plant produces. Good luck!
I would love a red after watching your video
Unfortunately my Thunbergia is struggling with spider mites at present! That's a major recurring issue when growing them inside and why mine will likely never reach its true potential.🥺
ine is outdoors
Yeah you've got the perfect climate for it in Malta!😃