Species · genus Justicia · Acanthaceae

Orange Flame Justicia

Justicia aurea Schltdl.

Also known as: Yellow Jacobinia

Growth habit

Unknown

Native range

Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast

Reference · J. aurea

Cultivars of J. aurea

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No named cultivars catalogued under J. aurea yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

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Justicia aurea is a shrubby Acanthaceae native to the moist montane and lowland forests of eastern and central Mexico, where it grows in dappled understory light. Give it bright indirect light and even, moderate moisture, letting the top inch or two of mix dry before watering again. It prefers warmth and resents both soggy roots and prolonged drought, so err toward slightly dry over wet.

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

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 10 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

16–29 °C

Soil mix

Rich, well-draining potting mix with added compost

Propagation

Softwood stem cuttings rooted in moist mix

Fertilizing

Balanced liquid feed monthly in the growing season

Growth rate

Fast

Flowering

Golden plume spikes in warmth; uncommon indoors

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

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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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 5-10d) · ai:claude-fable-5

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