Brazilian plume [flower]

I just noticed this plant in the greenhouse. I don’t really like this image, but today may be my only chance to capture it “in flower.” Scientifically it is Justicia carnea, family Acanthaceae, the same as one of my first greenhouse posts: the “Lollipop-” or “Golden shrimp plant”, http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-12-03

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Justicia_carnea&rank=binomial

Photo taken at SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

One year ago (“Pastels in a small space”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-05-06
Two years ago (“Nature’s packaging”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-05-06

[Chris]

Pretty beautiful!

[Rick Schies]

That's a beauty Thom, and it would really add a lot of life to any garden