Botanical Name: Common Names:
Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum Purple Riot Shooting Star,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Palms, Ferns & Tropical, Shrubs Shrub Like
Description:
Purple Riot™ is amassed with purple star shaped flowers from February to May, making a most spectacular display. Best for garden planting but can be used as a feature in large patio containers. In the garden plant 60cm apart to grow a continuous hedge of flowers. Purple Riot is salt tolerant and suitable for planting in coastal areas. Grows approx. 1m tall.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Hedging / Screening, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Acanthaceae SouthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: High
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