Golden-Candle

Pachystachys lutea

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Botanical name
Pachystachys lutea
Also known as
Golden Shrimp-Plant, Golden-Candle, Lollipop-Plant, Yellow Shrimp-Plant, Yellow-Candles
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Pachystachys
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Golden-Candle

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Pachystachys lutea but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Justicia lutea Justicia lutea Pachystachys albiflora

Others in Pachystachys

Pachystachys azaleiflora
Pachystachys badiospica
Pachystachys coccinea
Cardinal's-Guard
Pachystachys cordata
Pachystachys dubiosa
Pachystachys fosteri
Pachystachys gracilis
Pachystachys incarnata

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