Justicia gendarussa is a much-branched, erect shrub growing from 70 - 150cm tall.The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and insect repellent. It is grown as an ornamental.A small, erect, fast-growing, branched shrub with attractive, lanceolate (shaped like a lance-head), ascending to spreading green leaves, and produces dainty white flowers.Foliage Leaves simple, entire, opposite, lanceolate, green, 7 to 14 cm long and 1 to 2.5 cm wide, glabrous on both sides, apex acute-acuminate. Stems
To help establish your new Variegated Willow Leaf Shrimp Plant, fertilize sparingly a few inches away from the base, tri-annually with a slow time released product.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.
