Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum - Shooting stars
Family Acanthaceae
Description:
About sixty species of Pseuderanthemum are native to the world's tropics. Several are ornamental and are grown in warm climate gardens. This plant is native to Polynesia. Bright purple-pink flowers are produced in clusters among the dark green leaves throughout the growing season.
Location:
See these plants on the east side of building 10.
Size:
Herbaceous perennial to about three feet tall.
Care Instructions:
Light: full sun to part shade
Water: moderately drought tolerant
Soil: ordinary, well-drained soil, no other special requirements
This is a trial for this species. These plants were donated by Jacksonville plant collector, Joyce Jarrell. Shooting stars has become a popular landscape plant in south Florida and is sometimes used as an annual further north. Not much is known about its cold hardiness in north Florida.