Justicia floribunda
Justicia floribunda is a species of flowering plant in the acanthus family Acanthaceae, native to Brazil.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Justicia |
| Species: | J. floribunda |
| Binomial name | |
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It is a dwarf, rounded evergreen shrub growing to 30–60 cm (12–24 in) tall and wide, with downy stems and leaves, and spikes of nodding, tubular flowers of yellow shading to scarlet at the base. Each pair of leaves has one leaf smaller than the other. It requires a frost-free environment, so is often grown under glass in temperate regions.[1] Despite its common name Brazilian fuchsia, it is not closely related to the true fuchsias.
The Latin specific epithet floribunda means .[2]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]
References
- RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
- "RHS Plant Selector - Justicia floribunda". Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 56. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
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