Pachystachys coccinea

Common names: Scarlet-flowered Justicia, Cardinal's Guard

Genus: Justicia

Species: Justicia coccinea

Class: Diandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Aiton

Modern Genus: Pachystachys

Modern Species: Pachystachys coccinea

Modern Family: Acanthaceae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: scarlet

Native Region: W Indies, Northern S America

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum