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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
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
AprilMayJune
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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