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Sunny Lemon Star Black-Eyed Susan

Thunbergia alata 'Sunny Lemon Star'

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Sunny Lemon Star Black-Eyed Susan (Thunbergia alata 'Sunny Lemon Star') at Echter's Nursery & Garden Center

Sunny Lemon Star Black-Eyed Susan flowers

Sunny Lemon Star Black-Eyed Susan flowers

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Sunny Lemon Star Black-Eyed Susan (Thunbergia alata 'Sunny Lemon Star') at Echter's Nursery & Garden Center

Sunny Lemon Star Black-Eyed Susan flowers

Sunny Lemon Star Black-Eyed Susan flowers

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Height:  6 feet

Spread:  24 inches

Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade 

Group/Class:  Sunny Series

Brand:  Ball

Features & Attributes

Sunny Lemon Star Black-Eyed Susan features bold yellow tubular flowers with brown throats along the stems from early summer to mid fall. Its serrated oval leaves remain green in color throughout the year.

This is an herbaceous houseplant with a spreading, ground-hugging habit of growth. This plant can be pruned at any time to keep it looking its best.

Planting & Growing

When grown indoors, Sunny Lemon Star Black-Eyed Susan can be expected to grow to be about 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 5 years. This houseplant will do well in a location that gets either direct or indirect sunlight, although it will usually require a more brightly-lit environment than what artificial indoor lighting alone can provide. It does best in average to evenly moist soil, but will not tolerate standing water. The surface of the soil shouldn't be allowed to dry out completely, and so you should expect to water this plant once and possibly even twice each week. Be aware that your particular watering schedule may vary depending on its location in the room, the pot size, plant size and other conditions; if in doubt, ask one of our experts in the store for advice. It is not particular as to soil type or pH; an average potting soil should work just fine.

There are many factors that will affect the ultimate height, spread and overall performance of a plant when grown indoors; among them, the size of the pot it's growing in, the amount of light it receives, watering frequency, the pruning regimen and repotting schedule. Use the information described here as a guideline only; individual performance can and will vary. Please contact the store to speak with one of our experts if you are interested in further details concerning recommendations on pot size, watering, pruning, repotting, etc.

-- THIS IS A HOUSEPLANT AND IS NOT MEANT TO SURVIVE THE WINTER OUTDOORS IN OUR CLIMATE --

 
 
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