Graptophyllum pictum
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| Habit | shrub
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| Bloom: | ❀ | early summer, mid summer, late summer |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| USDA Zones: | 10 to 12 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | red, blue, purple, pink |
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Graptophyllum hortense, Nees (G. pictum, Griff. G. picturatum, Hort. Justicia plcta, Linn.). Caricature Plant. Height finally 6-8 ft.: lvs. elliptic, acuminate, irregularly marked with yellow along the midrib: fls. crimson, in axillary whorls; corolla pubescent. Habitat (?). B.R. 1227. Lowe 45. B.M. 1870 shows a variety with reddish brown coloring. — A yellowish -fld. form has been offered under the name G. picturatum, but it does not seem to differ otherwise. N. Taylor.