Aphelandra squarrosa 'Curly White' is a cultivar of Aphelandra squarrosa Nees, commonly called 'zebra plant', is a compact shrub growing to 2m tall in its native tropical habitat in Brazil. If can be grown in as a much smaller houseplant. It is noted for is attractive foliage and spikes of yellow-bracted flowers. Zebra plant is in reference to its ovate to elliptic, dark green leaves with distinctive zebra-like white veins. Spikes of yellow-bracted flowers are long-lasting. This cultivar grows leaves which 'curl' slightly inwards (hence the name) and have very prominent white variegation around the midrib and primary venation.
Genus name comes from the Greek words apheles meaning simple and aner or andros meaning male because the anthers are one-celled.
Aphelandra squarrosa 'Curly White'
Aphelandra squarrosa 'Curly White' is ca 25 cm tall and comes in a 13 cm pot
