General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Plant Spread: 18 to 24 inches
Fruit: Dehiscent
Other: Elongated or club shaped capsules with two compartments, each containing 2 flat seeds. Capsules are green, maturing to brown with age.
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: White with purple blotches on inside of lower lobe.
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Terrariums
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Other: Plants will take root at each node where stem touches the soil.
Containers: Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Chinese Violet
  • Ganges Primrose
  • Philippine Violet
  • Creeping Foxglove
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Asystasia gangetica subsp. micrantha
  • Synonym: Asystasia pinguifolia

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Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2017-11-11
Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2017-09-09
 Smaller flower comapares to A. g. gangetica, this specimen is a
Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2017-11-11

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