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Plant ID forum
Could this be an Aphelandra?
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bonitin
Jun 23, 2014 8:19 AM CST
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Name: Myriam Vandenberghe
Ghent, Belgium (Zone 8a)
It was a quick shot in the evening I took from a front yard in Rio de Janeiro.
I thought maybe an Aphelandra but couldn't find any match in that genus.
Kanakambaram (
Crossandra infundibuliformis
'Fortuna')
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SongofJoy
Jun 23, 2014 9:35 AM CST
Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)
It looks like Crossandra to me. Very pretty.
I garden for the pollinators.
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JRsbugs
Jun 23, 2014 9:48 AM CST
Name: Janet Super Sleuth
Near Lincoln UK
Tee has got it Myriam, very pretty!
Crossandra infundibuliformis var. fortuna looks good ..
http://www.biolib.cz/en/image/...
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bonitin
Jun 23, 2014 12:18 PM CST
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Name: Myriam Vandenberghe
Ghent, Belgium (Zone 8a)
That is it!
Thank you Tee for the genus and Janet for the species!
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