Show larger version of <i>Whitfieldia elongata</i> (White-Candles)
Photo: Blanca Begert. © Brooklyn Botanic Garden
white candle flowers Show larger version of <i>Whitfieldia elongata</i> (White-Candles)
Photo: Blanca Begert. © Brooklyn Botanic Garden
A vertical green stalk shoots out several star-shaped, white, five-petalled flowers from its sides. Each springs from a bed of two pale green leaves. Show larger version of <i>Whitfieldia elongata</i> (White-Candles)
Photo: Blanca Begert. © Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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Taxon Details: Whitfieldia elongata


Name
Whitfieldia elongata
Common Name
White-Candles
Family
Acanthaceae
Accession
20030018-A
Collection
Tropical Pavilion
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Name
Whitfieldia elongata
Common Name
White-Candles
Family
Acanthaceae
Accession
20030018-B
Collection
Conservatory Entry House
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Name
Whitfieldia elongata
Common Name
White-Candles
Family
Acanthaceae
Accession
20180168-A
Collection
Greenhouse Workhouses
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin