It's important to keep the soil moist to the touch, and not water logged or too dry. Temperatures from 60-75 ✯ (15-23 ✬) are ideal and no lower than 55 ✯ (13 ✬).īright light without direct sunlight during summer time is preferred. However, growing in any well lit room with fairly high humidity and plenty of warmth is worth a go at growing this fussy species.
The best place for them to grow well is within a conservatory or any other glass room because they usually offer more bright light and the ability to control humidity better, which is what this plant likes. Where to display: I thought I would mention where it may be best for you to place and display your Zebra plant because the conditions it needs are quite strict once it has flowered.
These leaves grow to about 9 inches long and a few inches wide within the center of the leaf, and they have pointed tips. A grower can expect flowers after summer.įoliage: As mentioned above the aphelandra squarrosa displays lovely dark glossy green leaves with prominent whitish colored veins. The bract is the real attraction rather than the small flowers. The flower bract will last for up to about 6 weeks and the small yellow flowers that grow from the bract last for about a week. The amount of flower heads produced depends on the amount of stems, which is more often than not, two - four.
So if your looking for a flowering or a foliage plant then this is a plant for either or both.įlowers: The flowers look similar to other bract type flower heads and grow cone shaped at the tips of a stem with small flowers that grow out of the bract. The Zebra plant is a fairly popular plant which is grown for its flower bracts and dark green leaves with prominent white colored veins.
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