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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. carruthersii 'Reticulatum'



Scientific name: Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. carruthersii 'Reticulatum'

Synonym: Pseuderanthemum reticulatum, Eranthemum reticulatum,
Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. reticulatum

Common name: Yellow-vein Eranthemum, Golden Pseuderanthemum,
Spekled Eranthemum, Eldorado, Golden Net-bush

Chinese name: 拟美花 (ni mei hua)

Family: Acanthaceae
Origin: Vanuatu
Category: Evergreen shrub
Photo taken at: Klang


How to grow :
Light : Full to partial sun
Soil : Rich, moist but well-drained medium
Water : Regular
Prune : To maintain shape
Propagate : Stem and tip cuttings

Features : Can be grown as an ornamental or in mass-planting. It can reach a height of 1 m tall.

Pseuderanthemums plants are hosptlants for the Autumn Leaf (Doleschallia bisaltide) butterflies.Reference - Butterflies of Singapore blog.

Links for further reading:
1. Flora and Fauna by National Parks Board, Singapore
2.  Tropical Shrubs by Horace F. Clay, James C. Hubbard and Rick Golt
2. Tropicalplantbook.com

3 comments:

  1. Ciekawy i bardzo ładny krzew. Pozdrawiam.
    Interesting and very nice shrub. Yours.

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  2. Hi Autum Belle nice photo, this plant can grow like hedge plant or not? how long it takes for flowering?

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    1. Ummuaidan, I have seen it in mass-planting as a hedge or bush outside and at gate entrances to homes and properties.

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Yay! You like flowers too.

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