Asystasia gangetia has
a common name : creeping foxglove. It belongs to a plant family called
Acanthaceae. It thrives lavishly in tropical Asia including Malaysia.
This plant is a fast
growing, invasive and attractive ground cover with small beautiful flower. The
flower is white in color with purple strip on the lower petal. It attracts
honey bees to come to obtain nectar.
Besides attracting
honey bee, its flower also lures butterflies. The flower also serves as food to
beetle.
Asystasia is quite
invasive that it could smother the surrounding vegetation with its herbaceous
layer.
It can be used as mass
planting under large trees. It can be propagated from cuttings taken after
flowering. It thrives in semi-shade areas and under full sun.
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