Fynbos Corridor Collaboration

Blue Bushviolet

Barleria obtusa

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document Features
PlantZAfrica
Jan. 1, 2026, 8:32 a.m.
  • Supports butterflies
  • Drought-resistant
  • Easy to grow
  • Attractive
  • Sun
  • Semi-shade
  • Shrub
  • Soil: loam
  • Soil: sandy
  • Color data
  • Flowering data

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

  • (c) kimsza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source
  • (c) Nicola van Berkel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Nicola van Berkel source
  • (c) jenson10, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) source
  • (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) source

Sources and references

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