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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 6 to 8 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Variegated
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Tubular form, yellow with red bracts
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Year Round
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Location: El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico
Location: Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-04
Location: Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-04
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-15
Location: San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers
Location: Pinecrest gardens, Miami FL
Date: 2016-01
backlit by the sun - grows in the ground
Location: Longwood gardens, PA
Date: 2016-06
Location: Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-04
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2014-01-22
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2014-01-22
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2014-01-22
Location: San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers

Date: April
credit: Prenn

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