- Common name:
- Eranthemum Flowering, Kodia Purple
- Regional name:
- Marathi - Nili Kanher
Category :Shrubs, Groundcovers
Family: Acanthaceae or Crossandra or Thunbergia family
- Light:
- Sun growing, Semi shade
- Water:
- Normal
- Flowering season:
- Year-around flowering, Flowers in flushes throughout the year
- Flower or Inflorescence color:
- Purple
- Foliage color:
- Green
- Plant Height or length:
- 1 to 2 meters
- Plant Spread or Width:
- 1 to 2 meters
- Plant Form:
- Spherical or rounded
- Special Character:
-
- Good for making bonsai
- Plant for puja or prayer flower or leaves
- Good for Hedges and Borders
- Good for Edges ie very small hedge or border
- Attracts birds
- Attracts butterflies
- Attracts bees
- Suitable for road median planting
- Generally available in India in quantities of:
- Over thousands
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Plant Description:
- - A versatile, low growing plant.
- Flower stand out as they are held above the foliage.
- Growing up to 1 m high.
- Flowers purple rose slender 2.5 cm long.
- Flower 5 lobed about 3 cm across.
- This variety is grown for its flowers. The leaves too are a deep shade of green.
- It requires very little care - and this is what makes it quite popular.
- Does not like it too cold.
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Growing tips:
- - Very low growing.
- Grows in partial shade.
- requires well drained soil.
- Plants will do well just about anywhere.
- Maximum flowers will develop in full sunlight. Reduce as light decreases.
- Require less pruning than other hedge plants.
