Brazilian Plume, Flamingo Flower, Jacobinia (Justicia carnea)

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dave Jul 14, 2002

Common name: Brazilian Plume, Flamingo Flower, Jacobinia
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Justicia
Species carnea

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Azalea Jonesboro, GA(Zone 7b) Jan 13, 2003

Dave, do you leave your Jacobinia out all winter??? I have one that I was afraid to leave out. Sure would like to know if it is hardy this far north.

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dave Jan 13, 2003

Yes. we do leave them in all winter. They die to the root but came back very strong in the spring.

Dave

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Azalea Jonesboro, GA(Zone 7b) Jan 13, 2003

Thanks Dave, this is great news - my little GH gets way tooo crowded! All I have read says it is only hardy to zone 8!

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dave Jan 13, 2003

Yep, I guess you'd say we "push the zone" on this one. Mind you, half our brugs usually also come back from the root, too. It's worth a try. With proper mulching, just about anything is root-hardy. :)

dave

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plantsdirect Old Town (Gainesvill, FL(Zone 8a) Jan 13, 2003

Dave,
What is that right to the right of the jacobina????


Katrina

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dave Jan 13, 2003

The tall flowers? Those are garden phlox. http://plantsdatabase.com/search.php?search_text=phlox&Search.x=58&Search.y=11

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plantsdirect Old Town (Gainesvill, FL(Zone 8a) Jan 13, 2003

Hmmm only phlox I've seen down here in florida doesn't get over 6" I wonder if those would do here?

Katrina

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dave Jan 13, 2003

I don't see why not. We have a mix, and none are under 24" tall. Most are 3-4 feet tall.

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plantsdirect Old Town (Gainesvill, FL(Zone 8a) Jan 13, 2003

Will have to check suppliers, I think the kind we had was a creeping phlox! Thanks dave :) Wasn't aware of taller varieties!

Katrina

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Azalea Jonesboro, GA(Zone 7b) Jan 13, 2003

Creeping Phlox is also called Thrift. The tall variety is al together different. The creeping type blooms in early spring, the tall variety blooms later in the summer.

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plantsdirect Old Town (Gainesvill, FL(Zone 8a) Jan 13, 2003

Ahhh Thanks for the info :)

Katrina

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gardengirl1960 Seabrook, TX(Zone 9a) Nov 25, 2006

I bought 3 of these at a local nursery today. I plan to make cuttings from them.
I got rose, white, and pink.
Can someone tell me what the difference in rose and pink? Is the pink just slightly lighter?
Thanks for any info.
Tricia

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