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Justicia adhatoda
Vasaka · Pavettia · Malabar-nut · Malabar-nut-tree · Bhaikar
Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: low Light: partial_sun
Temperature
20–37 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 11–11
Click count
140
Observations
668
Description
Source: leafsnapJusticia adhatoda commonly known in English as Malabar nut, adulsa, adhatoda, vasa, vasaka, is native to Asia.The plant's native range is Afghanistan, the Indian subcontinent (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka), Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. It has been introduced elsewhere.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
Ideal: Partial sun
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Ideal temperature: 20–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Shrub
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Justicia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 11
- Mature Height
- 3.96 m
- Mature Spread
- 2.13 m
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- White
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm to 3.05 cm
- Bloom Time
- All year round
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- All year round
- Native Area
- Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, India, Vietnam, Myanmar, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Laos
Tags (4)
Common Names (12)
en Vasaka
en Pavettia
en Malabar-nut
en Malabar-nut-tree
en Bhaikar
en Malabar nut tree
en Adhatoda
en Adulsa
en Vasa
en అడ్డసరం
en Sambong
hi वसाका