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Justicia triloba

Anisacanthus trilobus

Justicia triloba (also sold as Anisacanthus trilobus) is a shrub from the dry Caatinga and Cerrado of Brazil, grown for its tubular flowers. It needs a warm, sunny spot with well-drained soil and little water.

Family
Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply, then let the top few centimetres of soil dry out before watering again.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or loamy soil; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
18-30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy

About

Justicia triloba is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It a shrub native to the Caatinga vegetation and Cerrado vegetation of Brazil, ranging from Tocantins to Piauí and Minas Gerais states.

Other Justicia plants

Malabar Nut · Justicia alexandri · Justicia alpina · Orange Flame Justicia · Justicia austroguangxiensis · Shrimpplant · Justicia breedlovei · Justicia bridsoniana · Justicia burchellii · Beloperone · Justicia camerunensis · Brazilian-plume

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Justicia triloba by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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