English: Cardinals guard; Justicia spicata; Pachystachys coccinea; Pachystachys riedeliana.
Name: from the Greek for pachy thick, and stachys spike.
Genus: 12 species.
Clades: Justicieae;
Acanthaceae;
Lamiales;
Asteranae;
Angiospermae;
Plants.
Region: Caribbean, Central and South America.
Habitat: rainforest; needs temperature above 10 °C.
DD: Phosphor, Oxygen.
Source:
Sense provings.
Use: ornamental, houseplant.
BotanyHerbs, shrubs; evergreen; perennial.
Inflorescence: prominent terminal spikes.
Flowers: brightly colored bracts.
TaxonomyPachystachys is a close relative of Justuicia.