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The common name of <I>Amaranths caudates</I> is love-lies-bleeding. The plant is tall, about three to five feet. The flowers spikes are red, long, and slender.

Amarantus Caudatus

The common name of Amaranths caudates is love-lies-bleeding. The plant is tall, about three to five…

A flower spike.

Flower Spike

A flower spike.

"Megaclinium Bufo; 1. a portion of a spike magnified; 2. flowers in various positions, more magnified." -Lindley, 1853

Bulbophyllum bufo

"Megaclinium Bufo; 1. a portion of a spike magnified; 2. flowers in various positions, more magnified."…

<i>Plantago major</i>. "...a flower cluster or form of inflorescence in which the flowers are sessile (or apparently so) along an elongated, unbranched common axis, as in the well-known mullen and plantain." &mdash;Whitney, 1889 <p>Illustration of a spike from a Broadleaf Plantain.

Broadleaf Plantain - Spike

Plantago major. "...a flower cluster or form of inflorescence in which the flowers are sessile (or apparently…

Red-Hot Cat-Tail is the common name of acalypha hispida. This shrub is cultivated for its long red spikes of flowers. The flower spikes are much longer than the leaves.

Red-Hot Cat-Tail

Red-Hot Cat-Tail is the common name of acalypha hispida. This shrub is cultivated for its long red spikes…