Caricature plant (Graptophyllum pictum)

Tennille, GA(Zone 8b)

Dubai UAE zone 11
April 2003


Common name: Caricature plant
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Graptophyllum
Species pictum

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/2568/

Thumbnail by Chamma

Are you sure this is Graptophyllum pictum? The plant on your picture looks like it has trifoliolate leaves...

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Tennille, GA(Zone 8b)

Good point...I will do a little research to confirm...it was sold to me as a caricature plant and I foolishly took them at their word!

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil(Zone 11)

The plant on the picture looks like a Fabaceae, maybe an Erythrina. Not Graptophyllum.

Tavernier, FL(Zone 11)

Just stumbled across this thread. The photo looks like a plant I have. Butea Frondosa - common names are Flame of the Forest and Parrot tree. Has spectaclular red flowers and can get rather large if you let it.

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