Otacanthus caeruleus

Otacanthus caeruleus

  •  Otacanthus caeruleus
  •  Otacanthus caeruleus
  •  Otacanthus caeruleus
  •  Otacanthus caeruleus
  •  Otacanthus caeruleus
  •  Otacanthus caeruleus
  • Flower name
    Otacanthus caeruleus
  • Scientific name
    Otacanthus caeruleus
  • Aliasブルーキャッツアイ, Blue Cat's Eye, ブラジリアン・スナップドラゴン, Brazilian snapdragon, Otacanthus
  • Place of originBrazil
  • Place of floweringGarden, Potted flower
  • Flowering seasonAugust, September, October
  • Language of flowersHeart

What is Otacanthus caeruleus

Otacanthus caeruleus commonly called Blue Cat's Eye or Brazilian snapdrago (Scientific name: Otacanthus caeruleus) is native to Brazil, it is an evergreen shrub of the genus Otacanthus. The stem stands upright, it branches well in the upper part, it is about 1 m. It likes sunny places. In the early autumn, blooming white flowers in the center part with two lips shaped in purplish purple. It is also called Blue Cat's Eye or Brazilian Snap Dragon.

Common name: Otacanthus caeruleus, Scientific name: Otacanthus caeruleus, aka: Blue Cat's Eye, Brazilian snapdragon, Amazon Blue, Origin: Brazil, Environment: sunny place, life type: evergreen shrub or shrub, stock height: 70-100 cm, stem: upright, well branched at the top, leaf height: 5 to 7 cm, leaves Width: 2.5 to 3 cm, leaf shape: oblong ellipse, leaf margin: saw tooth, leaves: birth, bilaterally symmetrical flower, place of flower: axilia, corolla: tip of elongated tube is lip shape, flower color: blue sky ground Flower size: 2 - 3 cm, flowering period: August - November, fruit type: fruits, application: potted plant, garden plant, medicinal.


  • Order
    Lamiales
  • Family
    Plantaginaceae
  • Genus
    Otacanthus
  • Species
    O.caeruleus
  • Type of flower
    Left-right symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Gross inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Lip shaped
  • Leaf type
    oblong
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeevergreen shrub
  • Flower colorsPurple
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height70.0 ~ 100.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower2.0 ~ 3.0 cm

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