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Crossandra infundibuliformis
Also called Firecracker Plant
In Singapore: Firecracker Flower, Firecracker Plant, Crossandra, 半边黄, 鸟尾花, Yellow Crossandra, Green Shrimp, Green Ice Crossandra (Cultivated in Singapore)
Firecracker flower is a compact evergreen shrub, grown mainly for its long-lasting orange and salmon flowers that bloom almost year-round. It is a species, widely grown as a houseplant or container plant in warm climates, and needs warmth, bright light and regular feeding to keep flowering.
Crossandra infundibuliformis, the firecracker flower or firecracker plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to Angola, Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sri Lanka, India and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
This plant requires a minimum temperature of 10 °C, and in temperate and tropical regions is cultivated as a houseplant. It is usually grown in containers but can be attractive in beds as well. The flowers have no perfume but stay fresh for several days on the bush. A well-tended specimen will bloom continuously for years. It is propagated by seeds or cuttings.
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. (confirmed 2017).
[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]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Crossandra infundibuliformis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
