Blepharis maderaspatensis
Blepharis maderaspatensis
- Native to:
- Angola | Bangladesh | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Burundi | Cambodia | Cameroon | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Comoros | Djibouti | DR Congo | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Hainan | India | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mozambique | Myanmar | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Pakistan | Rwanda | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Socotra | Somalia | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Thailand | Togo | Uganda | Vietnam | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Acanthaceae
- Genus:
- Blepharis
- Species:
- Blepharis maderaspatensis
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Subshrub
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep,oct,nov
- Bloom Colors:
- blue, purple
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily with warmth and moisture. Direct sowing after last frost is effective in tropical and subtropical climates.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI