Aphelandra sinclariana
This plant is a real winner. I’ve never seen this unusual
shrub before in my life before stumbling upon it last year here at QSBG. What
an interesting show it puts on too. It’s an off season bloomer, last year here
at QSBG it bloomed late Dec.-early Jan. This year it just finished up in the middle
of March. Last year I only spotted 1 gem of a specimen. This year there was an
entire stand of plants, full of flowers, just waiting for visitors to admire
these strange and very colorful blooms from Central America. They start out with
an unusual golden-orange pagoda like shapes which peek out above its foliage
which hangs in there but feels the effect of the hot tropical Thailand heat.
These builds up for a few weeks and then the magenta gradated flowers emerge
for a few more weeks. A big fluffy colorful delight. I just can't rave about this one enough.
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