Thunbergia laurifolia (Blue Trumpet Vine)
Thunbergia laurifolia
Botanical name: Thunbergia laurifolia
Common names: Blue Trumpet Vine, Blue Sky vine, Laurel-leaved thunbergia
Family: Acanthaceae
Origin: India, Malaysia









Ornamental vine with Showy, violet, trumpet shaped flowers up to three inches across. Can be used as a background shrub if allowed to sprawl at the rear of a bed. It's also pretty clambering up a mail box or lamp post.
Thunbergia laurifolia is similar to Thunbergia grandiflora. The difference is the Thunbergia laurifolia has narrower, glabrous leaves while Thunbergia grandiflora has broader, hairy leaves with larger lobes.
Similar plants: Thunbergia laurifolia (Blue Trumpet Vine)
- Gardenia thunbergia (White Gardenia)
- 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 kirkii (Blue Sky Shrub)
- Thunbergia mysorensis (Clock Vine)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/thunbergia_laurifolia.htm