Sowing months
Jun–Jul
Sunlight
Part sun
Water
Regular; never dry
Mature size
Climbs 6 m
First harvest
Flowers from year three
Family
Acanthaceae
Where it grows
Garden / ground, Terrace / rooftop
Good for
Biodiversity, Flowers & beauty
Sow in
Monsoon
Care
Needs an overhead pergola for the flower chains to hang free.
Long hanging chains of maroon and yellow flowers — the Mysore clock vine.
Growing it
Needs an overhead pergola for the flower chains to hang free.
What it is for
Sunbird nectar; the finest pergola climber of the Ghats.