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Odontonema strictum

Botanical Name
Odontonema strictum
Common Names
Mottled Toothed Thread, Cardinals Guard, Firespike,
Medium tropical shrub with large glossy green foliage and upright spikes of bright red flowers in summer and autumn. Great for garden beds, borders, mass plantings and containers. Grows approx. 2m H x 1m W.
Botanical Name: Common Names:
Odontonema strictum Mottled Toothed Thread, Cardinals Guard, Firespike,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Palms, Ferns & Tropical, Shrubs Shrub Like

Description:
Medium tropical shrub with large glossy green foliage and upright spikes of bright red flowers in summer and autumn. Great for garden beds, borders, mass plantings and containers. Grows approx. 2m H x 1m W.

Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m

Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained