Buy Daedalacanthus nervosus and Eranthemum pulchellum - Beautiful and Unique Plants for Sale
- Common name:
- Daedalacanthus Nervosus
- Regional name:
- Marathi - Nili Aboli
- Category:
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Shrubs, Groundcovers
- Family:
- Acanthaceae or Crossandra or Thunbergia family
- Light:
- Sun growing, Semi shade
- Water:
- Normal
- Primarily grown for:
- Flowers
- Flowering season:
- Year-around flowering, Flowers in flushes throughout the year
- Flower or Inflorescence color:
- Blue
- Foliage color:
- Green
- Plant Height or length:
- 1 to 2 meters
- Plant Spread or Width:
- 1 to 2 meters
- Plant Form:
- Spreading
- Special Character:
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- Indigenous (native to India)
- Auspicious or Feng Shui plant
- Good for Hedges and Borders
- Good for Edges ie very small hedge or border
- Attracts butterflies
- Attracts bees
- Suitable for road median planting
- Hanging or weeping growth habit
- Generally available in India in quantities of:
- Old variety plants may be difficult to get
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Plant Description:
- - Native from India, Sri Lanka.
- Evergreen shrub.
- A medium sized shrub that grows to around 60 cms.
- Has very attractive deep green foliage.
- Bears large quantities of deep blue flowers.
- Leaves 7-10 cm long prominantly veined.
- Flowers blue on compact axillary spikes.
- Corolla tubular about 2.0 cm long.
- Whitish with 5 lobes,1.5 cm across.
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Growing tips:
- - Very quick growing.
- Grow well in partial shade and full sun.
- Plant is ideal for use in shrubbery and as a pot plant.