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Aphelandra squarrosa
Also called Zebraplant, Zebra Plant
In Singapore: Zebra Plant (Grown in Singapore)
Aphelandra squarrosa, the zebra plant, is a Brazilian Atlantic Forest species in the Acanthaceae family, widely grown as a houseplant for its striking striped leaves and yellow flower spikes. The key to success is steady moisture without waterlogging and bright but indirect light.
Aphelandra squarrosa (commonly but ambiguously called "zebra plant") is a plant species in the family Acanthaceae, which is native to Atlantic Forest vegetation of Brazil. This plant is often used as a house plant. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.
This plant flourishes in abundant, but not direct, light. It does not bloom often, but it can be encouraged to bloom by prolonged daily exposure to light. It is also very sensitive to moisture content; too much or too little water will cause the lower leaves to brown and fall off. It likes to be kept moist, but not wet. On average, it needs frequent, small amounts of water, as opposed to an occasional, thorough watering. The zebra plant can grow slowly, it grows 2 feet (60 cm) over a few years.
The plant flourishes when the temperature is in the range of 18–21 °C (64–70 °F); and will suffer if the temperature drops below 15 °C (59 °F) for prolonged periods. The plant may be weak after flowering and may need a little more care.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
