Turquoise crossandra

Common Name : Turquoise crossandra, Green Ice Crossandra, Blue fox tail nail dye, Crossandra infundibuliformis shamrock Botanical Name : Ecbolium viride Family : Acanthaceae

Order - Lamiales

Genus - Crossandra

Origin / Native - India, Africa, Malaysia

Type - Perennial

Category - Tropical Evergreen subshrub

Synonym - Ecbolium ligustrinum, Crossandra infundibuliformis, Ecbolium linneanum, Ecbolium viride

Height - Up 16 cm to 3 feet tall

Height - Up 4 feet wide

Uses - Ornamental, Medicinal

Foliage - Glossy, Dark green, Oval, Wavy margined leaves

Flowers - Tiny, very rare, clustered, unusual turquoise color, 3 petals, fan-shaped or funnel-shaped connected with tube like stalk

Fragrance - Nil

Flowering Season - Feb, March to Aug

Good For - Houseplant, Pots, Containers, Borders

Light Requirement & Care - Full sun, Part shade, Low maintenance, Easy to grow

Hindi - Udajati

Tamil - Nilambari

Sanskrit - Sahacharah

Green ice crossandra plant

Turquoise crossandra flower buds

Turquoise crossandra shrub & Foliage

Green ice crossandra flowers

Ecbolium viride immature flower buds

Ecbolium viride buds started blooming

Photographs: Guna Selvi Camera: Nikon D40x Location : Kundadam, Dharapuram, Erode, Tirupur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, South India, India