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Pavonia multiflora

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Species of flowering plant

Pavonia multiflora
Flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Pavonia
Species: P. multiflora
Binomial name
Pavonia multiflora
A.St.-Hil.
Synonyms
  • Malvaviscus multiflorus (A.St.-Hil.) Spach
  • Pavonia lanceolata Colla
  • Pavonia wioti E.Morren
  • Triplochlamys multiflora (A.St.-Hil.) Ulbr.

Pavonia multiflora, the Brazilian candles or many flowers, is a species of flowering plant in the Hibisceae tribe of the mallow family Malvaceae. It is an evergreen shrub native to Brazil.

Reaching a height of 1.5–2.5 metres (4 ft 11 in – 8 ft 2 in), it has dark green and glossy foliage. The leaves are lance-shaped, about six inches long. The red or dark pink bracts surround cone-shaped purple upright flowers - about 6 cm across - with protruding dark blue stamens. The flowering period usually extends from late Spring to early Fall, but in the right conditions this plant can bloom all winter long.

It is normally grown as a houseplant in temperate zones, where it requires a humid environment and temperatures above 10 °C (50 °F). It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

  • Leaf Leaf

References

  1. ^ "Pavonia multiflora". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. Flowers.About.com
  3. "RHS Plantfinder - Pavonia multiflora Jussieu". Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 72. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

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Taxon identifiers
Pavonia multiflora


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