This native of Brazil is a tropical perennial with beautiful foliage and flowers with a reputation of being difficult to grow indoors. They have large ovate dark green leaves with prominent white veins, topped with stiff spikes of yellow bracts from which emerge yellow tubular flowers. They are often sold as small flowering pot plants, but tend to decline if not given even watering, moderate temperatures, and filtered light. As they grow, they branch out and may lose the lower leaves until they become leggy. Cuttings may be taken to turn them back into compact flowering plants.