Eranthemum
| "Eranthemum green" | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Eranthemum |
| Species: | E. pulchellum |
| Binomial name | |
| Eranthemum pulchellum Andr. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eranthemum nervosum | |
Eranthemum pulchellum (Eranthemum nervosum, English: blue eranthemum, or blue sage) is a strongly branched shrub, popular with gardeners in tropical India and China because of the spikes of flowers that are bright gentian blue - an unusual color in the tropics. The flowers appear from green-and-white veined bracts that remain after the blooms fall, forming a column several inches long. The hairy leaves are large and dark green. A sprawling shrub which may reach a metre or more in height, E. pulchellum is usually kept lower and bushier through pruning. Light shade is preferred in a garden; in a greenhouse it needs warm conditions. It is easily propagated from cuttings. According to ITIS, Eranthemum pulchellum is the only species in the genus Eranthemum[1] although The Plant List accepts 22 species.[2]
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References
- ↑ "Eranthemum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ "Eranthemum — The Plant List". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- http://web.archive.org/web/20110927162435/http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/ERANTHEMUM_PULCHELLUM.html
- http://www.hkflora.com/qef/site_peak/plant/show_plant.php?plantnum=13621
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