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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Other: Small 2 sectioned capsule
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: Occasionally with greenish-yellow spots on lower lip
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant

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Common names
  • Mysore Asystasia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Asystasia mysorensis
  • Synonym: Asystasia lawiana

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Location: Ananthagiri Hills, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2009-10-11
Photo by J.M.Garg

Photo by Dinesh Valke

Photo by Dinesh Valke

Photo by Dinesh Valke
Location: Ananthagiri Hills, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2009-10-11
Photo by J.M.Garg
Location: Ananthagiri Hills, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2009-10-11
Photo by J.M.Garg

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