THE ACANTHACEAE FAMILY OF PLANTS IS A WONDERFULLY VARIED ONE IN WHICH THERE IS A GREAT VARIETY OF TROPICAL PLANTS AND A LOT OF CONFUSION ABOUT MANY OF THEM. ONE PARTICULARLY FINE GENUS IN THIS GROUP IS THE PSEUDORANTHEMUM, A VERY VARIED ASSEMBLY IN ITSELF WITH MANY KINDS OF LEAF PATTERNS AND TEXTURES AND LOTS OF VARIEGATION AND COLORING. THESE ARE REALLY STRICTLY TROPICAL, BUT GROW WELL IN GREENHOUSES AND ALSO IN HOMES WITH ENOUGH HEAT , LIGHT AND HUMIDITY. AMONG MY VERY FAVORITE OF THEM IS PSEUDORANTHEMUM RETICULATUM , A STUNNING GREEN AND YELLOW PLANT, WHICH CAN GET MODERATELY LARGE IN GOOD GROWING CONDITIONS. IT DOES BLOOM AND HAS NICE PINK AND WHITE SPRAYS OF FLOWERS IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER. IT ALSO PROPAGATES FAIRLY EASILY AS DO MOST MEMBERS OF THE ACANTHUS FAMILY, SOME FROM MERELY STICKING UNTREATED CUTTINGS INTO ALMOST ANY WELL DRAINED PROPAGATING MEDIA. IN A COLLECTION OF TROPICAL PLANTS, THIS ONE STANDS OUT AND ALWAYS ATTRACTS ATTENTION.
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