Barleria lupulina, the hop-headed barleria, is a shrub in the Acanthus family, often grown in gardens for its hop-like flower heads. It prefers a sunny, warm spot with well-drained soil and moderate water once established.
Family
Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly in the growing season and let the top of the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or loamy soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Madagascar
Climate
seasonally dry tropical
About
Barleria lupulina, the hop-headed barleria, is a plant in the family Acanthaceae. It occurs in Southeast Asia.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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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.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.