Return to This Plant's Category:  Asclepias to Brillantaisia Brillantaisia owariensis (Syn.: Brillantaisia nitens, Brillantaisia nyanzarum), Tropical Giant Salvia
	Code: 50305 Price: $9.95
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Family: Acanthaceae Herbaceous shrub growing 4 to 6 feet tall, with large arrowhead-shaped leaves and spikes of large blue-purple flowers. Plant in part shade with moisture. Native to Central and Western Africa. Hardy to 30F. USDA zones 9 - 11.

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(B) Hanging
basket (D) Dwarf
under 12" (F) Flourescent lights for
indoor light culture (H) Humid
conditions (M) Miniature
under 6" (T) Terrarium
plant (W) Winter
flowering

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