Crossandra infundibuliformis 'Green Ice'
Firecracker Flower 'Green Ice'
'Green Ice' sports bluish-green flowers which emerge from a cone-like spike throughout the year. It is a thirsty plant, needing lots of water to survive. It prefers a sheltered location with full sun or partial shade and a temperature of 18 to 22°C and 13 to 15°C when dormant. Needs well-drained, loose soil, rich in nutrients.
Contributed by @drumadixit
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining
Common name
Firecracker Flower 'Green Ice'
Latin name
Crossandra infundibuliformis 'Green Ice'
type
Flowering Shrub
family
Acanthaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.25 M
0.40 M
Crossandra infundibuliformis 'Green Ice'
'Green Ice' sports bluish-green flowers which emerge from a cone-like spike throughout the year. It is a thirsty plant, needing lots of water to survive. It prefers a sheltered location with full sun or partial shade and a temperature of 18 to 22°C and 13 to 15°C when dormant. Needs well-drained, loose soil, rich in nutrients.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Dig holes or beds wide, not deep. Lightly amend heavy clay or sandy soils with organic matter. Gently remove plants from containers, keeping the root ball intact. Loosen potting soil and roots around bottom and edges of root ball. Plant level with surrounding soil, spreading roots outward. Fill around roots with lightly amended native soil. Water to settle soil around roots then cover the area with leaf or bark mulch 1 - 3 inches thick but not piled up onto the plant's stem/trunk.
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