Megaskepasma erythrochlamys

Scientific name: Megaskepasma erythrochlamys

Common name: Brazilian Red-Cloak, Red Justicia

Family: Canthaceae

Location

Shrub 2.0 m tall, in bed next to stairs to the Rose Garden.

Bed: 65; Grid: 9H2q
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This showy tropical shrub to 3 m occurs naturally in Venezuela. The showy ‘flower’ consists of red bracts surrounding the white true flower.