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Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum
Purple False Eranthemum
| Family |
| Acanthaceae |
| Genus |
| Pseuderanthemum |
| Species |
| atropurpureum |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 4 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 40 |
| Height |
| 15 - 45 cm |
| Spread |
| 45 - 60 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| As a potted indoor or patio plant or as a specimen and massing or screening in tropical environments. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in full sun to partial shade in moist, well-draining slightly acidic soil. |
| Shape |
| Spreading to mat-forming. |
| Habitat |
| Partially sunny arid forest floors. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth glaborous shoots and stems. |
| Leaf Description |
| Oppositely-arranged, pinnate and almost stemless leaves that grow up shoots and stems. Venation is very pronounced and indented. |
| Flower Description |
| A stem of slightly showy flowers bloom at the top of leaf shoots and stems. |
| Colour Description |
| Deep purplish-red foliage and stems. Delicate white and pink flowers. |
| Texture Description |
| Smooth. |
| Propagation |
| Semi-hardwood cuttings. |
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