Aphelandra acanthifolia
Saffron Spike
Aphelandra squarrosa
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- Botanical name
- Aphelandra squarrosa
- Also known as
- Saffron Spike, Zebraplant
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Aphelandra
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Saffron Spike
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Aphelandra squarrosa but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Aphelandra chrysops
Aphelandra coccinea
Aphelandra concinna
Aphelandra illustrata
Aphelandra leopoldii
Aphelandra louisae
Aphelandra oostachya
Aphelandra squarrosa var. angustifolia
Aphelandra squarrosa var. citrina
Aphelandra squarrosa var. laxior
Aphelandra squarrosa var. leopoldii
Justicia macrophylla
Ruellia comosa
Others in Aphelandra
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