Botanical name: Thunbergia kirkii
Common name: Blue Sky Shrub
Family: Acanthaceae
Origin: East Africa
A small bushy dense shrub with unusual shape of leaves (rombical, toothed), that are dark green to silvery. Flowers are 1-2in wide, dark blue. Somewhat succulent-looking, with hard leaves, this plant still requires regular watering. Does well in container.
Similar plants: Thunbergia kirkii (Blue Sky Shrub)
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- Thunbergia alata (Black - eyed Susan)
- Thunbergia battiscombei (Bengal Clock Vine)
- Thunbergia coccinea (Scarlet Thunbergia)
- Thunbergia erecta (King's Mantle)
- Thunbergia fragrans (White Clock Vine)
- Thunbergia grandiflora (Blue Trumpet Vine)
- Thunbergia gregorii (Orange Clock Vine)
- Thunbergia laurifolia (Blue Trumpet Vine)
- Thunbergia mysorensis (Clock Vine)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/thunbergia_kirkii.htm