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Memecylon angustifolium, called blue mist, is a small shrub or tree from India and Sri Lanka, grown for its blue flower clusters and glossy leaves. It does best in warm, humid, frost-free conditions with steady moisture.
Memecylon angustifolium, or blue mist, is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. Leaves are simple, opposite, decussate; lamina narrow linear-elliptic to linear-lanceolate; apex acute, base attenuate, with entire margin. Flowers are blue in color and show axillary umbels inflorescence. Fruit is a blackish purple, one-seeded berry.
The plant is known as "Aattukanala" in Malayanam language, and as "kora kaha - කොර කහ" in Sinhala language.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Memecylon angustifolium 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.
