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Justicia carnea - Brazilian Plume Flower


Justicia carnea - Brazilian Plume Flower (Justicia carnea - Brazilian Plume Flower)

My Brazilian Plume Flower is blooming now. Photo taken June 22, 2011.



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Lovely one Delonix!

25 Jun, 2011

 

Very nice!

25 Jun, 2011

 

OUhhh I want this Delonix....I was speaking gibberish when the picture came up. ;o)))

25 Jun, 2011

 

Meanie, Bill dingsite:

Thanks!

25 Jun, 2011

 

Alexandramou:

LOL! This plant is so small. It's not very impressive.

I used to have very large Brazilian Plume Flower plants in my front yard, which had many giant flowers spikes, when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area. This plant grows huge in the San Francisco Bay Area...I once saw a plant that was 12ft/4m tall by 12ft/4m wide that had hundreds of flowers on it. It looked like a giant pink candelabra. (I wish I had a digital camera back then).

Brazilian Plume Flower should grow very easily in your climate...as long as it's grown in shade. It's much hardier than Bougainvillea.

25 Jun, 2011

 

now that's nice Delonix..

25 Jun, 2011

 

Hardier that Bougainvillea?!?!?!? These must be for sale here then.....Definitely having this one!!! I will post picture WHEN I buy it.

25 Jun, 2011

 

This is pretty :o))

26 Jun, 2011

 

Surreylad, Lindalooloo:

Thanks! :>)

26 Jun, 2011

 

Alexandramou:

Yes, it's hardier than Bougainvillea. I would guess one of the several varieties should be for sale there. I would be jealous if you have the red-flowering one available for sale there...it's pretty much impossible to find the red variety here, now (not sure why?).

Here's my other Justicia species pics:

http://www.growsonyou.com/Delonix1/photos/Justicia

26 Jun, 2011

 

Delonix jealous of a plant?!??! I'm going to search high and low to find the red variety. ;o)))

Had a look at your other Justicia pics, I like this pink one the best.

27 Jun, 2011

 

My favorite is Justicia aurea. I have several planted around the yard. They're all very easy to start from cuttings.

27 Jun, 2011

 

Just lovely! I also have the pink, and the white. I'm on the lookout for some other colours now.

30 Jun, 2011

 

Thanks! I used to have this pink and white when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area. There's a few other varieties available here. The most common variety is 'Huntington' it
has a brighter darker flowers. The red variety is pretty impossible to find here. It used to be available for sale in the 1960's and 70's.

1 Jul, 2011

 

What a colour........so pink!!

3 Jul, 2011

 

This one is only so, so. The variety 'Huntington' has a much richer and brighter pink color...and the flower bracts are colored pink, also.

3 Jul, 2011

 

That would be worth seeing......

6 Jul, 2011

 

It's commonly available at all the nurseries here. I believe this variety was developed here in southern California at The Huntington Gardens in San Marino (Los Angeles Metro Area).

7 Jul, 2011



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