So What Rhymes with Orange Anyway
by Joe Schofield
Title
So What Rhymes with Orange Anyway
Artist
Joe Schofield
Medium
Photograph
Description
The clockvine blossom sunning itself.
Thunbergia gregorii (Orange Clock Vine) - An evergreen vine that grows to 8-10 ft. tall or if left without support can become an extensive groundcover. The bright, pure orange flowers distinguish it from Thunbergia alata; it blooms year-round in coastal California gardens. Plant in full sun and water only occasionally. This vine is cold hardy to 25 degrees F and will come back from the ground if nipped by a frost. It makes a great chain-link fence climber or a ground cover. Thunbergia gregorii comes from tropical Africa, and though similar to its South African relative, the Black-Eyed-Susan Vine (Thunbergia alata), this plant is easily disguisable by its lack of the dark centered eye of the flower and the wingless petioles. The name for the genus honors the Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg (1743-1828) who was a student of Linnaeus and spent several years botanizing the Cape of Good Hope. Thunbergia gregorii is considered synonymous with Thunbergia gibsonii and both names were authored by the English botanist Spencer Le Marchant Moore (1850�1931). Moore reportedly named this plant in 1894 to honor his colleague John Walter Gregory (1864-1932), a Scottish explorer and paleontologist. It was on Gregory's travels from 1892-1893 when he explored the Great Rift Valley and collected the type specimen of Thunbergia gregorii. Both names Thunbergia gregorii and T. gibsonii, however, are listed as "unresolved" on The Plant List, the collaborative effort of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and the Missouri Botanic Gardens.
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Randy Burns
Joe, there are so many great images in your gallery I enjoy. What great work. This thunbergia bloom is something else. I grew these years ago in a clay pot. This color in your image with the raindrops and touches of blue...man what a sight. F/L.
Christopher James
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ARTography by Pamela Smale Williams
Stunning capture of this perfect macro Joe! I've never seen water droplets so perfectly rounded....you got a great perspective on this spot! Wonderful little touches of blue contrasting orange. Magnificent job. V/fav/share/ Pamela
Nadine and Bob Johnston
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GSA Hollis
Well I see I'm not the only one who loves your orange flower Joe!! And, thanks for the comment on my buffalo painting Joe ... GSA Hollis :)