Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a flower pot and watering the contents thereof. The watering system uses a separate base having a liquid reservoir therein for holding water or water and plant nutrients. A separate flower pot container has a bottom portion shaped to fit over the liquid reservoir and onto the base, and is shaped to receive a flower pot therein. The inside bottom portion of the container is shaped to receive a fiber-pad mounted therein, and has an opening for the fiber-pad to pass through into the reservoir. The liquid in the reservoir maintains the fiber-pad damp, which is absorbed through openings in the base of the flower pot. A filling spout and float level are provided in the base.

Abstract: A sport of an Aphelandra squarrosa plant characterized by distinctive and attractive leaf color, which leaves exhibit a purplish red coloration in their midrib, petiole and abaxial surface of the blade.