Species · genus Graptophyllum · Acanthaceae
Caricature-Plant
Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff.
Cultivars of G. pictum
The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.
No named cultivars catalogued under G. pictum yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.
Guide
The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.
The Caricature Plant
Graptophyllum pictum, commonly known as the caricature plant, is a member of the Acanthaceae family. It is also known by the synonym Graptophyllum hortense. A patterned cultivar, 'Tricolor', is also recognised under this species.
Source: RHS
Care recipe
The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.
Care notes are early — not yet verified
- Light
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Water
- ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 5-10d)
- Humidity
- ai:claude-opus-4-8
- Soil
- ai:claude-fable-5
- Care
- ai:claude-fable-5
Bright, indirect
≈ every 10 days
Medium
16–29 °C
Rich, well-draining loamy potting mix
Softwood stem cuttings rooted in warmth
Balanced liquid feed monthly in the growing season
Moderate
Occasional crimson tubular flowers; grown mainly for leaves
Not yet documented
This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.
Reference images
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PrimarySources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 5-10d) · ai:claude-fable-5
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