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Classifications and Characteristics
Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon) |
Plant Growth Form | Shrub |
Lifespan (in Singapore) | Perennial |
Mode of Nutrition | Autotrophic |
Plant Shape | Rounded |
Maximum Height | 0.9 m |
Maximum Plant Spread / Crown Width | 1.5 m |
Biogeography
Preferred Climate Zone | Sub-Tropical / Monsoonal |
Local Conservation Status | Non-native (Horticultural / Cultivated Only) |
Description and Ethnobotany
Growth Form | Dwarf cultivar with a rounded growth form. |
Foliage | Bluish-green leaves are oblong with hairy leaf margin. |
Flowers | Flowers are composed of 5 short, inconspicuous petals and numerous, long stamens. The stamen is composed of a bright red stalk known as a filament and a small, white to gray, dot-sized anther which bears the pollen. The flowers are arranged in a dense spike that resembles a bottle brush. |
Cultivation | This cultivar requires regular watering until establishment. Once established, it needs only occasional watering. |
Landscaping Features
Desirable Plant Features | Ornamental Flowers |
Plant & Rootzone Preference - Tolerance | Dry Soils / Drought, Saline Soils / Salt Spray |
Landscape Uses | Coastal, Hedge / Screening, Container Planting |
Usage Hazard - Cons | Irritant - Contact Allergy |
Plant Care and Propagation
Light Preference | Full Sun |
Water Preference | Little Water |
Propagation Method | Stem Cutting |
Plant Growth Rate Remarks | Slow |
Foliar
Foliage Retention | Evergreen |
Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green - Bluish Green |
Foliar Type | Simple / Unifoliate |
Foliar Arrangement Along Stem | Spiral |
Foliar Attachment to Stem | Sessile |
Foliar Shape(s) | Non-Palm Foliage (Oblong, Linear) |
Foliar Margin | Ciliate / Hairy |
Foliar Apex - Tip | Acute |
Foliar Base | Acute |
Floral (Angiosperm)
Flower & Plant Sexuality 1 | Bisexual Flowers |
Flower Colour(s) | Red |
Flower Grouping | Cluster / Inflorescence |
Flowering Period | Free-Flowering |
Flowering Habit | Polycarpic |
Fruit, Seed and Spore
Fruit Classification | Simple Fruit |
Fruit Type 1 | Dehiscent Dry Fruit |
Fruit Type 2 | Capsule |
Seed Quantity Per Fruit | Numerous (>20) |
Image Repository
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Others
Master ID | 31104 |
Species ID | 5494 |
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