Scientific Name:
Monopsis unidentata
Pronunciation:
mon-OP-sis yoo-nih-den-TAY-tuh
Common Name:
monopsis
Family Name:
Campanulaceae
Plant Type:
Annual
Key ID Features:
Creeping plant great for hanging baskets; leaves alternate, lanceolate, about 15mm long, pointed tip; flowers blue to purple, bilaterally symmetrical with three upper petals and two lower petals.
Habit:
Arching, Pendulous
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like, Mounded
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Africa (South Africa)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Container planting, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Elliptic, Lanceolate
Apices:
Acute, Aristate
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Blue, Violet, Purple (with dark eye)
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Aerial or climbing roots
Propagation:
Seed
