Asystasia gangetica

Family Name: Acanthaceae

Synonyms: Asystasia coromandeliana, Justicia gangetica Common Names: Coromandel, Chinese Violet, Creeping Foxglove, Ganges Primrose

Height: 0.3 TO 0.4 METRES OVERALL HEIGHT  

A common weed that flowers profusely under sunny conditions. Its a caterpillar host plants for a number of butterflies such as Autumn Leaf, Blue Pansy and the Jacintha Eggfly.