Pavonia multiflora, the Brazilian candles or many flowers, is a species of flowering plant in the Hibisceae tribe of the mallow family Malvaceae. It is an evergreen shrub native to Brazil.
Reaching a height of 1.5-, it has dark green and glossy foliage. The leaves are lance-shaped, about six inches long. The red or dark pink bracts surround cone-shaped purple upright flowers - about 6 cm across - with protruding dark blue stamens. The flowering period usually extends from late Spring to early Fall, but in the right conditions this plant can bloom all winter long.[1]
It is normally grown as a houseplant in temperate zones, where it requires a humid environment and temperatures above 10C. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2] [3]