Bitter Cryptandra (Cryptandra Amara) is a perennial shrub in the Rhamnaceae family with easy care difficulty. It requires low watering and full sun or partial shade light in USDA hardiness zones 8-10. This plant is safe for cats and dogs.
Cryptandra amara is a small, wiry, densely-branched shrub with tube-shaped white flowers and clustered linear to elliptic leaves.
Bitter Cryptandra
Cryptandra Amara
Cryptandra amara is a small, wiry, densely-branched shrub with tube-shaped white flowers and clustered linear to elliptic leaves.
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