Mazhar Botanic Garden

Anisacanthus quadrifidus (Vahl) Nees

Mexican Flame Texas firecracker

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000380
English name: Mexican Flame, Texas firecracker
Arabic name: انيساكانسس
Native: Texas, Mexico
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen shrub to 2 m high, leaves simple smooth, lanceolate flower red 3-4 cm long fruit capsules

Ph: 61-78 Slightly acid to slightly alkaline

Soil:  rocky soils and heavy, clay soils, caliche, limestone, loam, will grow in poor soils, rocky soils and heavy, clay soils Drought tolerant

ornamental hedge or specimen plant, rock gardens.

Anisacanthus virgularis (Salisb) Nees

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Texture: Clay Loam
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Dry
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Cuttings
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 7 : 10
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Shrub
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Acid

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