What is Crossandra?
Crossandra is a genus of approximately 50 species of flowering plants in the family acanthaceae . They come from tropical Africa, India and neighboring countries. Crossandra infundibuliformis is grown around the world as a house plant and a tropical garden plant for its colorful flowers and deep green glossy leaves. Also known as Firecracker flower, this species is considered to be some gardeners to be inadequately used in the United States due to its easy growth and almost constant flowering. The original color of the flower is pink salmon. The flowers have an unusual appearance in the shape of a disk and hatch from 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 cm) long spikes. The oval leaves differ from 2 to 5 inches (5 to 12.5 cm) long.All in warm climate or as an inner house plant. When Crossandra is grown as a permanent part of the garden, they form shrubs that generally do not exceed 3 feet (0.9 m) high. They grow equally wide. As container plants, the flip -flops flower usually does not exceed 1 foot (0.3 m) in height.
Light requirements of this kind of Crossandra vary very different depending on where the plant is grown. For example, in the southeast of the United States, such as Florida and Mississippi, a full partial shadow is recommended. In these areas it is proposed to grow a flip -flops plant with ferns, impatiate and host. This plant is sometimes grown as a short hedge with low maintenance in Florida. On the other hand, the full sun is recommended for plants in Malaysia and California.
Flip flowers prefer growing in a damp, well -drained soil, which was complemented by organic matter. The garden and contarostlin Iner should be regularly fertilized. At the end of spring in Central Florida, it is recommended to grow Crossandra seeds, where these types of plants are often grown as years. Plants do not tolerate cold well because their leaves turn black at 55 ° F (12.8 ° C). Colder temperatures kill them.
they grewNY should have dead flowers tight. They should also be constantly pruned to keep them bushy and flowering. Plants in warm climate, which are grown under the desired conditions, will bloom all year round. This also applies to houseplants, which is recommended to grow in the soil with a pH of 4.5 to 5.5. In the house, plants should receive moisture and bright sun, with the exception of the hottest times of the year.
In the tropics, it is popular to combine small flowers together. Women often use them to decorate hair. They are also often combined with Jasmine and are provided as victims in religious temples. Crossandra has another agreement of butterflies.