Mazhar Botanic Garden

Barleria cristata alba L.

White Philippine violet

Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Barleria
Species: cristata
Cultivar / variety: alba
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000719
English name: White Philippine violet
Arabic name: بارليريا كريستاتا بيضاء
Native: India and southeast Asia
Country: India Southeast Asia
(PGR): Common

Evergreen shrub growing up to  1 m tall, rounded shrub with minimal pruning, flowers pure white,  trumpet shaped 50 m long, open in clusters

Ornamental shrub. Hedge. 

Barleria alba Lodd, Barleria cristata var albida Haines

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Texture: Adaptable
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Cuttings
Flowering time: Summer- Autumn
Zone: 8 : 8
pH range: 5.6-7.5
Status: Common
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Hedge Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen shrub
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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