Japanese name: プセウデランテムム ラクシフロルム Scientific name:Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum
[Overview]
An evergreen perennial or shrub 1.5 m tall.
It branches well from the base.
Leaves are simple and opposite, lanceolate, 5–8 cm long and 2–3 cm wide, with entire margins.
The leaves have short petioles.
Cymes at the branch tips and leaf axils bear a few flowers each.
The flowers are tubular, about 2.5 cm long and 2.5 cm across, with a tip that is 5-lobed in a two-lipped form.
The flowers are deep reddish purple.
The fruit is a capsule.
[Cultivation]
Propagate by cuttings.
Keep it at 5°C or above for overwintering, and bring it indoors to a bright spot in winter.
It prefers sunny soil that is well drained and retains water well.
From spring to autumn, water thoroughly when the soil surface dries; keep it on the dry side in winter.
From spring to autumn, apply slow-release fertilizer placed on the soil.
Aphids, spider mites and scale insects are pests.
