Aphelandra squarrosa 'White Wash' is a cultivar of Aphelandra squarrosa Nees, commonly called 'zebra plant'. It 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's foliage looks like covered with chalk. The white variegation covers almost the whole leaves, starting from the midrib and spreading to the edges, leaving just small speckles of dark green. The leaf margins also remain dark green.
Genus name comes from the Greek words apheles meaning simple and aner or andros meaning male because the anthers are one-celled.
Aphelandra squarrosa 'White Wash'
Aphelandra squarrosa 'White Wash' is ca. 30 cm tall and comes in a 12 cm pot
