Justicia Adhatoda

Justicia Adhatoda Care

Justicia Adhatoda

What is the plant

A dense evergreen, often gregarious shrub, 1 to 2.5 m high. Stem with yellowish bark, terete, glabrous, branches, many ascending leaves 12 to 20 cm long, elliptic-lanceolate, acuminate, tapering to the base, minutely puberulous, dark-green above; pale beneath.

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Humidity

High

Lighting

Shade

Temperature

-6°C - 4°C

Hardiness zone

max 11

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water frequently (never overwater) so that the substrate does not dry out completely; reduce watering in winter.
Pruning
It should be pruned back hard after flowering and given some general purpose fertiliser at this time. Cuttings taken in spring or early autumn should strike easily.
Fertilizer
Young plants need extra phosphorus to encourage good root development. Look for a fertilizer that has phosphorus, P, in it(the second number on the bag.) Apply recommended amount for plant per label directions in the soil at time of planting or at least during the first growing season.

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Sunlight
When growing as a House Plant, your Justicia adhatoda should be grown in bright indirect light during the growing season (Spring through Fall)
Soil
It grows best in shaded or semi-shaded areas, and it will tolerate dry soil. It forms a good background screen to lower plantings and has a nice domed shape.
Temperature
When growing as a House Plant, your Justicia adhatoda should be grown in bright indirect light during the growing season (Spring through Fall), with a room temperature of 60°-75°. In the dormant winter months, move your plant to a cooler (55°) room where it will receive the full sun of a south facing window.

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Container
Grows 6 to 10 feet high and half as wide. Good container plant.
Additional
Justicia adhatoda is a shrub with 10-20 lance-shaped leaves 8-9 centimeters in length by four wide. They are oppositely arranged, smooth-edged, and borne on short petioles. When dry they are of a dull brownish-green colour.
Popularity
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