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Beautiful ideas. Real value. Black Leaf Shooting Star Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum 'Rubrum' Height: 24 inches Spread: 18 inches Sunlight: Hardiness Zone: (annual) Other Names: Black Varnish Plant Description: Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum 'Rubrum' foliage Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder A dramatic variety with large laquered, deep burgundy leaves; primarily grown for foliage; white flowers with purple spots appear throughout the season; a great tropical look in a mixed container Ornamental Features: Black Leaf Shooting Star's attractive glossy oval leaves emerge crimson in spring, turning burgundy in color the rest of the year. It features dainty white star-shaped flowers with purple spots along the stems from late spring to early fall. The fruit is not ornamentally significant. The dark red stems can be quite attractive. Landscape Attributes: Black Leaf Shooting Star is a dense herbaceous evergreen annual bedding plant with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition. This is a relatively low maintenance annual bedding plant, and usually looks its best without pruning, although it will tolerate pruning. It has no significant negative characteristics. Black Leaf Shooting Star is recommended for the following landscape applications; - General Garden Use - Accent - Hanging Baskets - Container Planting Plant Characteristics: Black Leaf Shooting Star will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 18 inches. Although it's not a true annual, this plant can be expected to behave as an annual in our climate if left outdoors over the winter, usually needing replacement the following year. Beautiful ideas. Real value. This annual bedding plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.