''Centradenia'' is a genus of 4-5 species of tropical evergreen perennials or subshrubs, native to Central America and Mexico.
Description
''Centradenia'' spp. branches are angled or winged and the stems are often colored. The leaves are lanceolate or ovate, pointy, simple and opposite with well-defined veining, somewhat velvety, and often flushed with red on the undersides. Flowers have 4-lobed calyx, 4 petals, 8 stamens, and a 4-loculed ovary, pink or white. It is a lovely, bushy plant, produces clusters of small pink to mauve flowers in panicles either terminally or along the branches in winter.
Species
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Centradenia cascade
''Centradenia'' is a genus of 4-5 species of tropical evergreen perennials or subshrubs, native to Central America and Mexico.
Description
''Centradenia'' spp. branches are angled or winged and the stems are often colored. The leaves are lanceola ...
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Centradenia grandifolia '' - princess flower, sea of flowers
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Centradenia inaequilateralis
''Centradenia inaequilateralis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to southern Mexico, and Central America. With its pink-purple flowers, its cultivar 'Cascade' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Awa ...
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Centradenia floribunda''
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Centradenia rosea
''Centradenia inaequilateralis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae, native to southern Mexico, and Central America. With its pink-purple flowers, its cultivar 'Cascade' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Awa ...
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Cultivation
''Centradenia'' are showy and desirable plants for the garden in subtropical and tropical areas. The plants are grown in rich leaf-mold with sharp, sandy, well-drained soil in partial shade with light. Strong plants are much benefited by liquid manure, and such applications give better colors in both flowers and fruits. Propagate from seed or cuttings.
References
*Lord, Tony (2003) Flora : The Gardener's Bible : More than 20,000 garden plants from around the world. London: Cassell.
Botanica Sistematica
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Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae genera