ON THIS PLANT
Thalia geniculata, the bent alligator-flag, arrowroot, or fire-flag, is a plant species widespread across tropical Africa and much of the Americas. Thalia geniculata is native to a large region in Africa, from Senegal in the west to Sudan in the east, south to Zimbabwe and Angola. It is also considered native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, most of South America, as well as the southeastern United States (Puerto Rico, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and southern Georgia).
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial, Annual
- Genus
- Thalia
- Family
- Marantaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 7-11
- Mature Height
- 1.83 m
- Mature Spread
- 61 cm to 91 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- Lavender
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer, Early fall, Mid fall
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Fall, Early winter
- Native Area
- Burkina Faso, Belize, Angola, Mexico, Guatemala, Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau, Jamaica, Benin, Cuba, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Liberia, Venezuela, Brazil, Central African Republic, Congo, Honduras, Zambia, Sudan, Guinea, Panama, Chad, Colombia, Bolivia, Togo, Guyana, Senegal, Nicaragua, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Gambia, Congo (DRC), Gabon
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Arrowroot en Fire-flag en Alligator Flag en Bent Alligator-Flag en Maranta
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