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102 Dunmaglass Road
Glenferness, Midrand

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Barleria obtusa

Cut back after flowering.

Plant Type:

General Size: small

Flowering Time: autumn

Flowering Colour: mauve

Specifications: birds | container plants | evergreen | fast growing | flowers for the vase | frost resistant | insect eaters | semi shade | shade | sun | townhouse gardens | waterwise

Description

This evergreen shrub is frost resistant, water wise and fast growing in the sun, shade or semi-shade. The pale mauve trumpet shaped flowers occur in summer and autumn. They attract birds, the insect eaters as well as butterflies as it is the larval host plant for the Yellow, Brown and Blue Pansy butterfly. It is great for containers and it’s a low maintenance plant, other than an annual pruning at the end of winter. It is ideal for small gardens, but needs to be kept as a bush as I’ve seen ours scampering up the trees when left to their own devises!