Justicia floribunda is a species of flowering plant in the acanthus family Acanthaceae, native to southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Misiones Province of northeastern Argentina.[1]

Justicia floribunda
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Justicia
Species:
J. floribunda
Binomial name
Justicia floribunda
(K.Koch) Wassh. (1998)
Synonyms

It is a dwarf, rounded evergreen shrub growing to 30–60 cm (12–24 in) tall and wide, with downy stems and leaves, and spikes of nodding, tubular flowers of yellow shading to scarlet at the base. Each pair of leaves has one leaf smaller than the other. It requires a frost-free environment, so is often grown under glass in temperate regions.[2] Despite its common name Brazilian fuchsia, it is not closely related to the true fuchsias.

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Justicia floribunda (J.Veitch f.) Wassh. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  3. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Justicia floribunda". Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 56. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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