Crossandra Orange

  

Grow this underused and underappreciated tropical plant and you're sure to get lots of questions -- and compliments! It's a great performer in hot, sunny spots. It produces clusters of frilly orange or yellow flowers all season and shiny, dark green leaves. When frost threatens, you can bring it indoors and grow it as a houseplant, too, where it will flower on and off all year if it gets enough light.

Light: Sun

 

Zones: 11

 

Plant Type:  Annual

 

Plant Height: 1-3 feet tall

 

Plant Width:  1-2 feet wide

 

Bloom Time:  Blooms summer to frost outdoors; can bleoom all year indoors

 

Landscape Uses:  Containers, Beds & Borders

 

Special Features:  Flowers, Easy to Grow