Arizona Rose (Thunbergia alata 'Arizona Rose') - pink flowers, illustrated plant cardIllustration

Arizona Rose

Thunbergia alata 'Arizona Rose'

Arizona Rose blooms from June through October.

Bloom calendar
Bloom time
Jun–Oct
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Hardiness
Zones 10–11
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Sun
Full sun
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Water
Moderate water
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Mature size
8 ft × 3.5 ft
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Type
Climber
house classification

Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.

Growing Arizona Rose

Plant it in full sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 10–11. Expect it to reach about 8 ft tall and 3.5 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year (not yet checked).

No toxicity note is on file for Arizona Rose. That is not a clearance: check its safety for people and pets before planting.

Verification
What this means

Written with AI assistance and not yet checked plant by plant against recorded sources, so treat every fact above as a starting point. Its scientific name was checked against botanical registries, an audit keeps its values consistent with the rest of the library, and a July 2026 review re-read the main facts of every plant then in the library against horticultural authorities without recording a source for each, which is why none of that counts as checked here. The source-by-source check is working through the whole library in the open, and a checked plant says so in this row.

When to plant Arizona Rose

Arizona Rose sits in a nearly frost-free range (zones 10 to 11): plant it in the cool season, fall through late winter, and let the mild months settle its roots. On the calendar that means October or November, or January or February. Once settled, it blooms from June to October.

Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 10, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 10 in January. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.

How big does Arizona Rose get?

Illustration of Arizona Rose drawn to scale beside an adult8 fttall5 ft 7 inan adult3.5 ftwide
About 8 ft tall and 3.5 ft wide at maturity: half again as tall as an adult.

See Arizona Rose in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.

How far apart to plant Arizona Rose

Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.

Space Arizona Rose about 3.5 ft apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.

Plant them
3.5 ft apart
Per 10 sq ft
one needs about 12 sq ft
4 by 8 ft bed
about 2

Add Arizona Rose to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.

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