Graptophyllum pictum
COMMON NAME | Caricature plant |
TYPE | Shrub |
FAMILY | Acanthaceae |
NOTES | A tropical evergreen
shrub that will grow to 6-9’ tall.
Caricature plant is primarily grown for its variegated foliage. Oval
to elliptic leaves (to 6” long) are deep green varyingly blotched with cream
along the midveins. Clusters of red to
purple-red tubular flowers with protruding stamens are produced from the tips
of branches in summer. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Native to New Guinea |
NATIVE HABITAT | Not Known |
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