Aphelandra tetragona

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names
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Read about Aphelandra tetragona in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Aphelandra tetragona, Nées (A. cristàta, Lindl. Justicia cristata, Jacq. J. tetrágono, Vahl). An erect or spreading, shrub: sts. terete, woody below, green, tinted with red when young: Lvs. opposite and decussate, petiolate, green, glabrous or nearly so, elliptic or elliptic-ovate, acuminate or acute, 6-12 in. long, and 2-7 in. diam., entire or crenate, slightly undulate; petiole as much as 6 in. long, slender, hairy: infl. an erect-terminal cluster of spikes, the central one hairy, 6-8 in. long, with shorter ones branching from its base, often, when well grown, bearing from 10-12 lateral spikes of various lengths; fls. bright scarlet, crowded on the spike, and the bulk of them opening together; bracts erect, closely ad- pressed to the rachis, green, ovate, acute, ⅓ in. long, ciliate; bracteoles lanceolate, hairy; corolla scarlet, 1¼ in. diam., tube 2 in. long, narrow at the base, broadening upwards, lip reflexed, 1¼ in. long; upper pair of petals hooded, lateral ones reduced to short obtuse lobes. Trop. S. Amer. B.M. 8272. Gt. 40: 1354.—The finest species in cult.; a magnificent stove plant. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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