Aphelandra aurantiaca

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Read about Aphelandra aurantiaca in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Aphelandra aurantiaca, Lindl. Lvs. ovate-elliptic, deep green above, light green below, strongly veined, but not particolored, slightly wavy edged: fls. orange, with a tinge of scarlet, the spreading limb overhanging the greenish sharp-toothed scales.—A dwarf-growing species of easy cult. and readily raised from seed. Mex. B.M. 4224. B.R. 31:12. Var. Roezlii, Nichols. (A. Roezlei, Carr.). Fls. with more scarlet: Lvs. twisted, with silvery hue between the veins. Mex. Gn. W. 20:576.—Showy and good. Not so tall as A. aurantiaca.


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