Family: Acanthaceae
Scientific Name: Whitfieldia elongata,
Common Name: White Candles, Whitefieldia
| Description | A tropical shrub with pure white flowers that can be grown in the house. |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Flowering Plants |
| Hardiness Zone | 10-11 |
| Sunlight | shaded out doors, bright light indoors |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | minimum temperature 55°F |
| Flowers | 4 inch inflorescence, white calyx, protruding white bloom, can be an ever bloomer in optimum growing conditions |
| Dimensions | 2-3 feet |
| Misc Facts | (syn. Whitfieldia longiflora, Ruellia longifolia) |
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