Blue Crossandra is a flowering plant in family Barleria. It is a native plant to North America and introduced plant to Sri Lanka as a ornament. Easy growing and Easy maintenance shrub can be found on home gardens throughout the country.
Common Classification | |
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Common Names | Blue Crossandra, Blue Twilight |
Scientific Name | Pseuderanthemum andersonii |
Sinhala Name | Crossandra |
Scientific Classification | |
Family | Acanthaceae |
Genus | Pseuderanthemum |
Species | P. andersonii |
Synonym | None |
Ecology | |
Category | Ornamental |
Growth Habit | Small Shrub |
Duration | Perennial |
Origin | Introduced |
Status | Cultivate |
Property | |
Culinary / Edible | No |
Use as Herb | No |
Other Use | No |
Poisoned / Toxin | No |
Identification | |