| Description | A small woody shrub that is easy to grow as an indoor house plant. The colorful yellow spike of bracts is its main attraction. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Foliage |
| Hardiness Zone | 9b-11 |
| Sunlight | full to bright |
| Moisture | evenly moist |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Flowers | spike of over lapping red bracts, actual flowers are small, white and push through the bracts. |
| Stems | wirey, woody stems |
| Dimensions | 3' plus feet tall |
| Maintenance | cut back to rejuvenate the plant |
| Propagation | cuttings, division |
| Native Site | Peru |
| Notes & Reference | #2-Exotic Plant Manual, #18 House Plant Encyclopedia |
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