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Pavonia multiflora
Pavonia multiflora, the Brazilian candle plant, is a shrub from the Atlantic rainforest of southeastern Brazil, grown mainly as a houseplant or ornamental in temperate zones. It needs warmth, humidity and bright light to flower well.
Pavonia multiflora, the Brazilian candle plant, is a species of plant in the family Malvaceae endemic to southeastern Brazil. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant.
It is normally grown as a houseplant in temperate zones, where it requires a humid environment and temperatures above 10 °C (50 °F). It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The hybrid Pavonia × gledhillii has been confused with Pavonia multiflora and it is more frequent in cultivation than the true Pavonia multiflora.
It is endemic to southeastern Brazil, where it occurs in the Mata Atlântica Atlantic rainforest. The extent of occurrence is 14530471 km2, and the area of occupancy is 16400 km2.
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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.
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.
