Accession Data

Pachystachys lutea

Common Name: Golden Candle

Family: Acanthaceae

Country of Origin: South America

Description: This small, shrubby plant forms a clump of upright stems with a 'candle' of bright golden yellow bracts at the tip of each stem. The creamy white flowers within do not reveal themselves until the bracts are fully developed. The leaves are a deep matt green, lance-shaped, up to 6 in (15 cm) long, with prominent veins.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 9a-11

Accession #: 198500167

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1303

Quantity: 2

Source: Unknown

Culture: Warm, bright and humid.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: euasterid I

Order: Lamiales

Family: Acanthaceae

SubFamily: Acanthoideae

Tribe: Justicieae

Flowering Data:

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References

  1. Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 29, 2017.
  3. Pachystachys lutea at Wikipedia. Accessed 21 May 2015.
  4. Pachystachys lutea at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 29, 2017.
  5. Pachystachys lutea at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 29, 2017.

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