Mazhar Botanic Garden

Browallia speciosa Hook.

Bush violet

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000934
Common name: Bush violet
English name: Bush violet, Sapphire flower
Arabic name: بروواليا زرقاء
Native: South America, Colombia
Country: Colombia South America
(PGR): Common

Herbaceous perennial, grow up to 30-60 cm tall leaves medium green, ovate with pointed tips flowers star like, tubular with 5 lobes, purplish-blue with a white center

Ornamental plants. Hanging baskets, Window boxes. borders. Medicinal plant.

Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Temperate
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Cuttings
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 9 : 10
pH range: 6.0-6.5
Status: Common
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Sub shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Borders Groundcover Hanging pots Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid

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