Family: Acanthaceae

An evergreen, twining vine with red and yellow pendulous flowers. A prolific bloomer, flowers are present all year long. As with most vines, clock vine requires a lot of space. (Always have caution when growing vines in the jungle, even if they are pono)

Propagation by cuttings as clock vine doesn’t produce seeds in Hawai’i. Songbirds pollinate clock vine in its native land of Southern India. On the mainland USA, hummingbirds are the pollinator.

Plant Uses:

• Cut flower
• Ornamental

Plant Dangers:

• No dangers