Pachystachys spicata

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Read about Pachystachys spicata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Jacobinia coccinea, Hiern. (Justicia coccinia. Aubl.). Erect herb or subshrub, usually grown from cuttings each year and treated as a pot subject: 2-5 ft. high: branches terete: lvs. elliptic or ovate-lanceolate, entire, glabrous or nearly so: fls. crimson, in a dense terminal spike, pubescent, the long upper lip more or less arched and the lower one reflexed. Brazil. Blooms in summer. Said to be known sometimes as Aphelandra cristata. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

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