Stromanthe sanguinea

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: 3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3. to 5 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 5.
Width: 2 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2. to 3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Cultivation
Exposure: part-sun, shade
USDA Zones: 10 to 12
Flower features: red, pink
Scientific Names

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Stromanthe is a genus of plant in family Marantaceae.


Read about Stromanthe sanguinea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Stromanthe sanguinea, Sonder (Thalia sanguinea, Lem.). Lf.-blades about 1 ft. long, oblong-acuminate, purple beneath and green above: scape 12-20 in. tall, red toward the top, bearing a panicle of bright red and red-bracted fls. Probably Brazilian. B.M. 4646 (as Phrynium). —An old garden plant. Thrives in an intermediate house and attains a height of 5 ft. when planted in a border.

Var. spectabilis, Eichler (S. spectabilis, Lem. Maranta spectabilis, Koern.). Lvs. particolored with green beneath. CH


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