Thunbergia Holstii Lindau
Family: Acanthaceae
Shrub 1.5 m to 2 m tall. Flowers purple to dark purple.
A fantastic shrub that is regularly in flower. Grows from cuttings.
Sometimes available for sale at coastal nurseries.
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Kilifi Gardens Indexes
Ruellia Sp.
Family: Acanthaceae
Low perennial herb with mauve flowers. This may to be suitable as a lawn alternative.
Ruellia Patula Jacq.
Family: Acanthaceae
Perennial or shrubby herb to 60cm. Corolla falling early in the morning white to mauve to purple.
Habitat as above to 2100m.
Is suitable for groundcover.
Host plant to Junonia oenone
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Pseuderanthemum Hildebrandtii Lindau
Family: Acanthaceae
Shrub up to 2M high.
A common forest shrub on the coast. Grows in shade or part sun.
I have easily grown from cuttings and it is now self seeding.
Attractive to insects, especially butterflies.
Butterfly host plant to Hypolimnas misippus – Diadem
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Ecbolium Amplexicaule S. Moore
Family: Acanthaceae
Perennial / shrub up to 2M tall
Self seeded. Many butterfly caterpillars feed on
Acanthaceae (see Acanthaceae butterflies)
Available from Kivukoni Indigenous Tree Nursery
Barleria Maritima I.Darbysh.
Family: Acanthaceae
Listed as a vulnerable species according to IUCN Red List criteria.
Spiny evergreen herb, with yellow/ orange flowers. Around one metre high. Could be used for hedging. Self seeded. Easily propagated from cuttings. Sun or part shade.
Pollinated by insects and attracts various species of butterflies. The insects attract insectivorous birds. Many butterfly caterpillars feed on Barleria (see Acanthaceae butterflies)
Possibly a larval foodplant to:
- Junonia orithya – Eyed Pansy
- Junonia natalica – Natal Pansy
- Catacroptera cloanthe – Pirate
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Barleria Repens
Family: Acanthaceae
Perennial or shrubby herb
Commonly cultivated on the coast.
Groundcover. Easily propagated from cuttings.
Shade or sun. Flowers throughout the year.
Attracts insects and birds. Many butterfly caterpillars
feed on Barleria (see Acanthaceae butterflies)
Possibly a larval foodplant to:
- Junonia orithya – Eyed Pansy
- Junonia natalica – Natal Pansy
- Catacroptera cloanthe – Pirate
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Asystasia Gangetica
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Acanthaceae
Most members of Acanthaceae grow very easily from cuttings. Growth occurs from tip cuttings taken when the plants are growing actively. Rooting takes place within ten to fourteen days if the bed is bottom-heated and there is mist to keep the shoots cool.