Schaueria flavicoma

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: 36 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
Width: 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Lifespan: perennial
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Exposure: sun
USDA Zones: 10 to 12
Flower features: orange, yellow
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Read about Schaueria flavicoma in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Schaueria flavicoma, N. E. Br. (Justicia flavicoma, Lindl. Justicia flava, Hort., not Kurz.). Half-shrubby plant, with erect, branched sts. up to 4 ft. high: lvs. opposite, petiolate, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, shining green, undulate: fls. light yellow, 1 1/2 in. long, borne in erect, feathery panicles; calyx-lobes long, subulate, glandular-hairy, persistent after the corolla has fallen. Autumn. Brazil.—This plant has been confused with S. calycotricha, Nees, and has long been cult. under that name. S. calycotricha, Nees, has a smooth calyx and broader ovate lvs. which are very obtuse or subcordate at the base. CH


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