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'''''Stromanthe''''' is a genus of [[plant]] in family [[Marantaceae]].
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Stromanthe sanguinea, Sonder (Thalia sanguinea, Lem.). Lf.-blades about 1 ft. long, oblong-acuminate, purple beneath and green above: scape 12-20 in. tall, red toward the top, bearing a panicle of bright red and red-bracted fls. Probably Brazilian. B.M. 4646 (as Phrynium). —An old garden plant. Thrives in an intermediate house and attains a height of 5 ft. when planted in a border.  
Stromanthe sanguinea, Sonder (Thalia sanguinea, Lem.). Lf.-blades about 1 ft. long, oblong-acuminate, purple beneath and green above: scape 12-20 in. tall, red toward the top, bearing a panicle of bright red and red-bracted fls. Probably Brazilian. —An old garden plant. Thrives in an intermediate house and attains a height of 5 ft. when planted in a border.  


Var. spectabilis, Eichler (S. spectabilis, Lem. Maranta spectabilis, Koern.). Lvs. particolored with green beneath.
Var. spectabilis, Eichler (S. spectabilis, Lem. Maranta spectabilis, Koern.). Lvs. particolored with green beneath.
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==Species==
==Varieties==
It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
 
* ''[[Stromanthe ramosissima]]'', L.Andersson
* ''[[Stromanthe porteana]]''
* ''[[Stromanthe sanguinea]]''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

Latest revision as of 21:10, 18 June 2010

 Stromanthe sanguinea subsp. var.  
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Height: 3 ft to 5 ft
Width: 2 ft to 3 ft
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Flower features: red, pink
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Stromanthe sanguinea, Sonder (Thalia sanguinea, Lem.). Lf.-blades about 1 ft. long, oblong-acuminate, purple beneath and green above: scape 12-20 in. tall, red toward the top, bearing a panicle of bright red and red-bracted fls. Probably Brazilian. —An old garden plant. Thrives in an intermediate house and attains a height of 5 ft. when planted in a border.

Var. spectabilis, Eichler (S. spectabilis, Lem. Maranta spectabilis, Koern.). Lvs. particolored with green beneath. CH


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