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Creeping Cradle Plant

Cyanotis axillaris

Creeping Cradle Plant
Photo: AntanO, CC BY 4.0

Cyanotis axillaris is a small creeping perennial in the spiderwort family, native to the Indian subcontinent, southern China, Southeast Asia and northern Australia. It grows in monsoon forest and woodland, and is a trailing plant that is easy to keep moist and in part shade.

Family
Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and water less in the dry season.
Soil
Well-drained, humus-rich potting mix or garden loam.
Temperature
18-30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
India to N. Australia
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Cyanotis axillaris is a species of perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae. It is native to Indian Subcontinent, southern China, Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. It grows in monsoon forest, woodland and wooded grassland. It uses medical plant in India and it uses as food for pigs.

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Teddy Bear Vine · Crested Cat Ears · Pussy Ears · Sahyadri Dew Grass · Tree Dwelling Dew Grass · Blue Ears

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cyanotis axillaris 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.

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.

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