Thunbergia 'Fairy Moon'
Thunbergia erecta cv. fairy moon
Location: Tokyo Metropolitan Jindai Botanical Park- Location: Tokyo Metropolitan Jindai Botanical Park
- Location: Tokyo Metropolitan Jindai Botanical Park
- Location: Tokyo Metropolitan Jindai Botanical Park
- Flower nameThunbergia 'Fairy Moon'
- Scientific nameThunbergia erecta cv. fairy moon
- Alias
- Place of originhorticultural variety
- Place of floweringGreenhouse
- Flowering seasonMay, June, July, August, September, October, November
What is Thunbergia 'Fairy Moon'
Thunbergia 'Fairy Moon' (scientific name: Thunbergia erecta cv. Fairy moon) is a horticultural variety of the evergreen shrub “Thunbergia erecta (scientific name: Thunbergia erecta)”, native to West Africa and belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. A single inflorescence is extended from the leaf bud, and a funnel-shaped flower with 5 split ends blooms. The flower is light purple and contains a white wrap. The throat has a light cream color.
The genus name “Thunbergia” is a dedication to the Swedish botanist C.P. Thunberg, and the species name “erecta” means “upright”.
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyAcanthaceae
- GenusThunbergia
- SpeciesT. erecta cv. fairy moon
- Type of flowerLeft-right symmetrical flower
- Array of flowerMonopetal inflorescence
- Petal shapeLip shaped
- Leaf typeOval
- Edge of the leafEntire
- Life typeevergreen shrub
- Flower colorsOther Purple
- Colors of the leavesGreen
- Fruit colorGreen
- Height100.0 ~ 150.0 cm
- Diameter of flower4.0 ~ 5.0 cm
