Nelsonia gracilis
Nelsonia canescens
(Lam.) Spreng. Species
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- Botanical name
- Nelsonia canescens
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Nelsonia
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Nelsonia canescens
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Nelsonia canescens but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Acanthodium spicatum
Dianthera celebica
Dianthera tomentosa
Justicia ajugoides
Justicia bengalensis
Justicia canescens
Justicia lamiifolia
Justicia nummulariifolia
Justicia origanoides
Justicia pentasticha
Justicia pusilla
Justicia tomentosa
Justicia vestita
Nelsonia albicans
Nelsonia brunelloides var. canescens
Nelsonia campestris
Nelsonia campestris var. vestita
Nelsonia canescens var. canescens
Nelsonia canescens var. vestita
Nelsonia lamiifolia
Nelsonia nummulariifolia
Nelsonia origanoides
Nelsonia pohlii
Nelsonia rotundifolia
Nelsonia senegalensis
Nelsonia tomentosa
Nelsonia vestita
Nelsonia villosa
Origanum lanatum
Rhaphidospora vestita
Rostellularia bonthainensis
Ruellia diffusa
Ruellia eriostachya
Strophacanthus bonthainensis
Zahlbrucknera repens
Others in Nelsonia
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