TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Pseuderanthemum x carruthersii, Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. atropurpureum Rubrum
Iguana Mia, Black-Purple-Green VarnishFamily: Acanthaceae
Hybrid of Black Varnish that has an amazing combination of Purple, dark green, and black colors of the leaves. Leaves change color as they mature and also depending on light and season. Spikes of deep mauve flowers sprinkled with pink from Winter to Spring. The plant may flower several times a year. If grown in filtered light, leaves get larger and darker.
Similar plants:
- Pseuderanthemum alatum (Chocolate Plant)
- Pseuderanthemum carruthersii 'Black Magic'. Eranthemum nigrum (Black Magic, Sky Flower, Ebony)
- Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. atropurpureum 'Variegatum', Pseuderanthemum variegatum (Variegated False Eranthemum)
- Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. atropurpureum, Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum (Purple False Eranthemum)
- Pseuderanthemum carruthersii var. reticulatum, Pseuderanthemum reticulatum (Yellow-Vein Eranthemum, Golden Pseuderanthemum)
- Pseuderanthemum graciflorum, Pseuderanthemum graciliflorum, Pseuderanthemum andersonii (Blue Twilight, Blue Crossandra, Florida Twilight)
- Pseuderanthemum laxiflorum (Shooting Star, Star Flower, Furple False Erantheum, Dazzler)
- Pseuderanthemum seticalyx (Shooting star, Australian Nerve Flower)
- Pseuderanthemum sp. (Shooting Star)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/pseuderanthemum_carruthersii.htm
Chocolate Raspberry, Pseuderanthemum Iguana Mia. Tri-color hybrid of Black Varnish that has an amazing combination of purple, dark green, and black colors of the leaves. Leaves change color as they mature and also depending on light and season. Spikes of spectacular deep mauve flowers sprinkled with pink from Winter to Spring. The plant may flower several times a year. If grown in filtered light, leaves get larger and darker. A must for every tropical plant collection, it can be easily grown as a house plant.
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Robusta - Rapid Growth Booster
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Robusta - Rapid Growth Booster
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