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I use the GRIN online query system to determine plant families. The list below shows the plants in my database listed as members of the acanthaceae family. Click on the botanical name of any plant to go to the plant portrait. For a list of all the plant families represented in our garden, see my families page.

Botanical name	Common name	Category	Flowers	Size
Acanthus hungaricus	bear's breeches	perennial (Z5-10)	pale purple (late spring-summer)	3-4'
Acanthus mollis	bear's breeches	perennial (Z6-9)	purple/white	4'
Acanthus spinosus	spiny bear's breeches	perennial (Z5-9)	purple (June)	3-4'
Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii	flame acanthus,hummingbird bush, Wright's desert honeysuckle	shrub (Z7-10)	orange-red (late summer-fall)	to 6'
Crossandra infundibuliformis 'Orange Marmalade'	firecracker flower	tender perennial (Z10-11)	orange	18-24"
Dicliptera squarrosa	hummingbird plant; Uruguayan firecracker plant	perennial (Z7-11)	orange-red	24"
Dyschoriste linearis	snake herb	perennial (Z7-10)	purple (spring-summer)	8-12"
Justicia brandegeeana	shrimp plant	tender perennial (Z8-11)	salmon red (summer-fall)	3-5'
Justicia spicigera	firecracker plant, Mexican honeysuckle	tender shrub (Z8-11)	orange	4-6'
Odontonema strictum	firespike	shrub (Z9-11)	red (late summer-winter)	to 6'
Ruellia elegans	red ruellia; false petunia	tender perennial (Z8-11)	red	12"
Ruellia humilis	hairy wild petunia	perennial (Z4-8)	lavender (summer)	18-24"
Ruellia simplex 'Mayan White'	Mexican petunia	tender perennial (Z8-11)	white	3-4'
Ruellia simplex (low-growing variety)	Mexican petunia	perennial (Z8-11)	lavender	8"
Ruellia tweediana	Britton's wild petunia; Mexican bluebell	tender perennial (Z8-11)	pale violet	18"
Strobilanthes atropurpureus	hardy persian shields	perennial (Z6-9)	violet (late summer-fall)	3-4'
Strobilanthes attenuata		perennial	dark blue/purple (late summer-fall)	24"
Strobilanthes dyerianus	Persian shield	perennial (Z9-11)	violet	3-4'
Tetramerium sp.		perennial	blue
Thunbergia alata	black-eyed susan vine	tender perennial (Z9-10)	yellow/black (summer)	vine to 8'
Thunbergia grandiflora	blue sky vine	perennial (Z8-11)	blue	vine to 20'

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Last modified: December 11, 2014
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