Barleria obtusa
- Product number: 509055
- Origin: South Africa
- Latin: Barleria obtusa
This bushy, wonderfully beautiful plant can also be grown as an annual, and with good protection, it can survive the (usually mild) winter. The best location is half a day of sun, or filtered sun. This blue to lilac-flowering plant is native to forest edges in the summer rainfall region of South Africa. It is already widely cultivated there as a decorative garden shrub. The leaves and flowers are edible, by the way.
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Latin: Barleria obtusa
Dutch: Afrikaans Bosviooltje
English: Bush Violet
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- Flower colour: Blue to lilac
- Origin: South Africa
- Average growth height: 60 to 90 cm
- Annual or perennial: Annual
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Easy
- Latin: Barleria obtusa
- Dutch: African Violet
- Also known as: Not applicable / Not known
- English: Bush Violet
