Pavonia multiflora

Pavonia multiflora, the Brazilian candles or many flowers, is a species of flowering plant in the Hibisceae tribe of the mallow family Malvaceae. It is an evergreen shrub native to Brazil.

Pavonia multiflora
Flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Pavonia
Species:
P. multiflora
Binomial name
Pavonia multiflora
Synonyms[1]
  • Malvaviscus multiflorus (A.St.-Hil.) Spach
  • Pavonia lanceolata Colla
  • Pavonia wioti E.Morren
  • Triplochlamys multiflora (A.St.-Hil.) Ulbr.

Reaching a height of 1.5–2.5 metres (4 ft 11 in–8 ft 2 in), it has dark green and glossy foliage. The leaves are lance-shaped, about six inches long. The red or dark pink bracts surround cone-shaped purple upright flowers - about 6 cm across - with protruding dark blue stamens. The flowering period usually extends from late Spring to early Fall, but in the right conditions this plant can bloom all winter long.[2]

It is normally grown as a houseplant in temperate zones, where it requires a humid environment and temperatures above 10 °C (50 °F). It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]

  • Leaf

References
  1. "Pavonia multiflora". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. Flowers.About.com
  3. "RHS Plantfinder - Pavonia multiflora Jussieu". Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 72. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

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