Mazhar Botanic Garden

Pachystachys lutea Nees

Golden Candles

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001236
Common name: Golden Candles
English name: Golden Shrimp Plant
Arabic name: باخيستاشس
Native: Peru, south America
Country: South America
(PGR): Rare

Perennial or subshrub grow 05- 25 m tall leaves simple, deep green, opposite, ovate about 15 cm in length flower bright yellow bracts, true flowers small white, and tubular, emerging sequentially from the bracts 

Ornamental plant. hedges. Indoor plants. air-purifying plant. Traditionally, in some regions, it has been used to treat fevers, coughs, and colds.

Justicia lutea Ruiz & Pav, ex Schult

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Texture: Fertile Heavy clay Organic
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: None
Water Sources: Well water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Light shade
Propagation: Semi-ripe stem cuttings
Flowering time: Spring through autumn
Zone: 10 : 11
pH range: 6.0-7.0

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