Tropicals > Pseuderanthemum > Pseuderanthemum carruthersii > Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. atropurpureum
Pseuderanthemum carruthersii
var. atropurpureum
Atropurpureum Purple False Eranthemum
| Family |
| Acanthaceae |
| Genus |
| Pseuderanthemum |
| Species |
| carruthersii |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Variety |
| atropurpureum |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 4 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 40 |
| Height |
| 90 - 120 cm |
| Spread |
| 24 - 36 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| As a potted indoor or patio plant or as a specimen while in tropical climates it may be used as a mass planting or screening. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in full sun to partial shade in moist, well-draining slightly acidic soil. |
| Shape |
| Spreading to mat-forming. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth glaborous shoots and stems. |
| Leaf Description |
| Oppositely-arranged, ovate-pinnate and almost stemless leaves that grow up shoots and stems. Venation is very pronounced and indented. |
| Flower Description |
| A stem of slightly showy flowers bloom at the top of leaf shoots and stems. |
| Colour Description |
| Variations in foliage and stems from yellowish-green, reddish-green, purplish-green and dark brown. Delicate white and pink flowers. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth. |
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