Justicia Species, Bhaker, Malabar Nut

Acquired this plant from Kartuz and it rapidly grew in the Sac summer heat with afternoon shade protection and misting to 3 feet in heigh...Read Moret and produces large nodular clusters of flowers on broad reaching narrow stalks and has continued to do so regularly thru the winter, tolerating temps so far into the low 30s with just a little yellowing of the leaf tips. Tends not to bush out into a shrub and would need to be staked for any wind stress. The hummingbirds looked at it crosseyed and were a bit unsure and just moved on to the other acanths in my garden.

Have not had this through winter, but it did survive an AZ summer in a pot in nearly full sun. Started flowering in September.