Buzzy Black-Eyed Susan Seeds 0.5g

Buzzy® Black-Eyed Susan Vine Seeds

Add a splash of tropical colour to your garden with Buzzy® Black-Eyed Susan Vine (Thunbergia alata). This fast-growing climbing annual produces masses of warm orange-yellow flowers with distinctive dark centres from early summer until late autumn. Ideal for climbing trellises, obelisks and fences, it can also be grown in hanging baskets, window boxes or as an attractive houseplant. Easy to grow and flowering over a long season, Black-Eyed Susan Vine is perfect for bringing vibrant colour to sunny, sheltered spaces.

Product Features

• Warm orange-yellow flowers with striking dark centres
• Fast-growing climbing and trailing annual
• Perfect for trellises, fences and arches
• Ideal for hanging baskets, containers and window boxes
• Can also be grown as an attractive houseplant
• Long flowering season from summer until autumn

Plant Details

• Botanical Name: Thunbergia alata
• Common Name: Black-Eyed Susan Vine
• Plant Type: Annual climber / container plant
• Height: Approximately 50 cm (long trailing and climbing stems)
• Position: Full Sun
• Contents: Approx. 0.5 g

Growing Information

When to Sow

• Indoors: February – June
• Seeds can also be started indoors year-round in a warm environment.

How to Sow

Sow seeds indoors in trays or small pots filled with moist seed compost. Cover lightly with compost and maintain a temperature of around 20°C. Keep the compost evenly moist until germination.

Planting Out

Once all risk of frost has passed, usually from late May, gradually harden off young plants before transplanting to a sunny, sheltered location. Provide a trellis, netting or other support for climbing.

Flowering

Flowers continuously from June to November, producing an abundance of cheerful blooms throughout the growing season.

Growing Tips

• Grow in a warm, sunny and sheltered position.
• Prefers fertile, well-drained soil or quality compost in containers.
• Water regularly during dry weather, especially when grown in pots.
• Feed every few weeks during the flowering season to encourage continuous blooms.
• Remove faded flowers to keep plants looking their best.

Garden Uses

Black-Eyed Susan Vine is perfect for covering trellises, pergolas, arches, fences and obelisks. It also performs beautifully in hanging baskets, patio containers, window boxes and conservatories, where its trailing stems can spill gracefully over the edges.

Why You’ll Love It

Buzzy® Black-Eyed Susan Vine is one of the easiest annual climbers to grow, rewarding you with months of vibrant flowers and lush green foliage. Its versatile growth habit makes it equally at home climbing supports or cascading from containers, adding colour to gardens, patios and balconies.