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Justicia petiolaris is a perennial herb from southern Africa, grown mainly as a rock or garden plant rather than a common houseplant. It thrives in warm, free-draining conditions and tolerates dry spells once established.
Justicia petiolaris is a plant species in the family Acanthaceae. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte native to Mozambique, Eswatini, and eastern and southern South Africa.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Justicia petiolaris 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.
