Organic Firecracker Flower/ Crossandra Infundibuliformis/ Kanakambram Seeds

10 seeds in a packet

$10 for 20 seeds.

Organically grown Crossandra infundibuliformis, the firecracker flower, is a evergreen shrub growing to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) with margined leaves and fan-shaped flowers & are unusually shaped with 3 to 5 asymmetrical petals. They grow from four-sided stalked spikes. Flower colours range from the common orange to salmon-orange or apricot, coral to red, yellow and even turquoise.

In temperate regions is cultivated as a houseplant. It is usually grown in containers but can be attractive in beds as well. The flowers have no perfume but stay fresh for several days on the bush. It will bloom continuously for years.

The common name “firecracker flower” refers to the seed pods, which are found after the flower has dried up, and tend to explode when near high humidity or rainfall.