Pavonia multiflora

Pavonia multiflora
Flowers of Pavonia multiflora at the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Genova
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malvales
Family:Malvaceae
Genus:Pavonia
Species: P. multiflora
Binomial name
Pavonia multiflora
Synonyms[1]
  • 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 plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae.

Leaf of Pavonia multiflora

Description

Pavonia multiflora can reach a height of 1.5–2.5 metres (4 ft 11 in–8 ft 2 in). This evergreen shrub has a dark green and glossy foliage. 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. Flowering period usually extends from late Spring to early Fall, but in the right conditions this plant can bloom all winter long.[2]

This plant 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.[3][4]

Distribution

This plant is native to Brazil.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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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