- Common name:
- Black Kodia
- Regional name:
- Marathi - Kala Kodia
Category: Shrubs, Groundcovers
Family :Acanthaceae or Crossandra or Thunbergia family
- Light:
- Sun growing, Semi shade
- Water:
- Normal, Can tolerate more
- Flowering season:
- Flowers in flushes throughout the year
- Flower or Inflorescence color:
- White
- Foliage color:
- Purple
- Plant Height or length:
- 1 to 2 meters
- Plant Spread or Width:
- Less than 50 cms
- Plant Form:
- Spherical or rounded
- Special Character:
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- Good for Hedges and Borders
- Good for Edges ie very small hedge or border
- Suitable for road median planting
- Good on seaside
- Generally available in India in quantities of:
- Less than a hundred
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Plant Description:
- A very striking deep purple colour. Plants make a fantastic contrast with other light green or yellow coloured foliage. They are excellent for use in full sunlight. Plants do not like low humidity and cold weather.
- These are hardy plants with colorful leaves.
- They are grown for their leaves. These are simple and variegated.
- Plants grow to around 1 to 1.5 meter. They are bushy and rounded.
- They require very little care - and this is what makes them popular
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Growing tips:
- - They like plenty of humus & water during summer.
- Weel drained soil & partial shade.
- They bloom during the rains.
- Plants will do well just about anywhere.
- Maximum color will develop in full sunlight. It fades as light decreases.
- Require less pruning than other hedge plants.
