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- Common name:
- Meyenia Erecta Mini
- Regional name:
- Marathi - Chota Mynea, Mynia
- Category:
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Shrubs, Groundcovers
- Family:
- Acanthaceae or Crossandra or Thunbergia family
- Light:
- Sun growing, Semi shade
- Water:
- Normal, Can tolerate less
- Primarily grown for:
- Flowers
- Flowering season:
- Year-around flowering, Flowers in flushes throughout the year
- Flower or Inflorescence color:
- Blue, Purple
- Foliage color:
- Green
- Plant Height or length:
- 50 cms to 100 cms
- Plant Spread or Width:
- 50 cms to 100 cms
- Plant Form:
- Spreading, Upright or Erect
- Special Character:
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- Good for making bonsai
- Plant for puja or prayer flower or leaves
- Good for screening
- Good for Hedges and Borders
- Good for Edges ie very small hedge or border
- Attracts bees
- Suitable for road median planting
- Hanging or weeping growth habit
- Generally available in India in quantities of:
- Over thousands
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Plant Description:
- The foliage of this Myenia is small. It makes the flowers stand out better. Very hardy and easy to grow. Does well in sun as well as semi shade. Can be trimmed and made into very compact hedges.\r\n- Meynea make the most reliable hedges.\r\n- They are quick growing.\r\n- Can be used as spot shrubs, to plant in groups, and cover large ground areas.\r\n- This is a plant on whose performance you can count on.
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Growing tips:
- - PLants are like lantanas - they will grow in any soil - as long as it is well drained.\r\n- Regular fertilizers will keep the foilage green and glowing.
