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[Scientific name] Barleria cristata [Common names] Blue bell flower, foreign rhododendron [Family and genus] Acanthaceae, Barleria Native to India and Myanmar. Prefers warmth and heat, not cold-tolerant. Best in fertile loam mixed with peat. Plant height about 120 cm, upright or spreading. Leaves opposite, oblong to lanceolate. Dense spike inflorescences, flowers violet-purple, with blue or white spots. Corolla funnel-shaped, tube slender and long, upper part swollen, about 5 cm long; flowering period from November to March of the following year. Propagated by sowing

[Scientific name] Barleria cristata

[Common names] Blue bell flower, foreign rhododendron

[Family and genus] Acanthaceae, Barleria

Native to India and Myanmar. Prefers warmth and heat, not cold-tolerant. Best in fertile loam mixed with peat.

Plant height about 120 cm, upright or spreading. Leaves opposite, oblong to lanceolate. Dense spike inflorescences, flowers violet-purple, with blue or white spots.

Corolla funnel-shaped, tube slender and long, upper part swollen, about 5 cm long; flowering period from November to March of the following year. Propagated by sowing, seeds sown immediately after collection, and also by softwood cuttings, with a bottom temperature of 18°C. Used for greenhouse cultivation or landscaping in warm regions.

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