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Hemigraphis New name Strobilanthes alternata (Burm.f.) T.Anderson

cemetery plant

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000933
Common name: Cemetery plant
English name: Red flame ivy, Waffle plant
Arabic name: هميجرافس
Native: Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, China
Country: China Indonesia Japan Malaysia
(PGR): Rare

Herbaceous perennial with a creeping growth habit leaves ovate to cordate, silvery green, purple tips and underside flower off-white, trumpet-shaped, have 5 round lobes and purple streaks in the throat fruit capsule

Ornamental foliage. Ground cover. Medicinal.

New name: Strobilanthes alternata (Burmf) Moylan ex JRIWood

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade Light shade when young
Propagation: Cuttings
Flowering time:
Zone: 10 : 11
pH range: 6.0- 7.5
Status: Very rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Perennial herb
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Borders Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Very Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid

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