Justicia secunda
Blood root · Father John · Red justicia · St. John's Wort
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
The plant Justicia secunda originates from habitats like forest understories or rocky regions, places where it naturally encounters shade. While it prefers conditions of partial sunlight, it possesses the ability to adjust to full sunlight or complete shade, showcasing its adaptable and robust characteristics.
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
The Justicia secunda plant hails from tropical areas, which are characterized by hot and damp climates. Consequently, it's acclimated to high heat and moisture. This plant doesn't fare well with abrupt alterations in temperature and prefers a consistent temperature surrounding. Therefore, ensuring temperature stability indoors is crucial. It generally doesn't survive well in cold climates and needs warm temperatures to grow. Too low temperatures can halt its growth or potentially lead to its death.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
Appropriate fertilization is essential for Justicia secunda's health and appearance. Fertilize Justicia secunda in the summer, applying it once a month throughout the season. Nutrients drive growth and help maintain the plant's parts. Fertilizing improves Justicia secunda's flowering display, ensuring the best blooms.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Justicia
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 10-12
- Mature Height
- 76 cm
- Mature Spread
- 7.92 m
- Leaf Color
- Green, Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- Purple, Violet
- Flower Size
- 3.05 cm to 4.06 cm
- Bloom Time
- All year round
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- All year round
- Native Area
- Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, Panama