Family ACANTHACEAE
Genus Justicia
Species petiolaris
SA Plant Number
Basionym Justicia petiolaris

Justicia petiolaris is a hardy, evergreen, mounding and trailing perennial plant with attractive light green foliage. 

The spikes of flowers clustered at the tips of branches are blue with white and mauve markings.

They open in succession and are borne from November to March. Butterflies and insects are attracted to the garden by this plant.

It makes a good medium sized ground cover for semi shade and sunny areas. Clip it into a tiny hedge on the borders of beds or use as a pretty sub shrub in a forest garden or plant in containers.

Size 800mm to 1m

Wildlife garden plant: The flowers attract many butterflies and other insects to the garden.

Limpopo, North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu Natal

Natural Habitat Forest and woodlands.

Growth Rate: Fast Growing, Evergreen or Deciduous: Evergreen, Hardiness - Frost: Frost Hardy, Plant Type: Groundcovers and Perennials, Plant Type: Shrub - Small, Position: Semi-shade, Position: Sun - Full, Position: Sun - Morning, Position: Under deciduous trees, Soil: Loamy - Compost rich Soil, Soil: Well-drained, Garden Uses: Butterfly Host, Garden Uses: Container Plant, Garden Uses: Cut Flower, Garden Uses: Hedge, Garden Uses: Hedge - clipped, Garden Uses: Local to Gauteng, Garden Uses: Small Gardens, Hardiness - Drought: Needs Watering, Flower colour: Blue and shades of purple, Garden type: Cottage Garden, Garden type: Forest Garden, Garden type: Wildlife Garden,

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