Yellow Shrimp Plant is an upright tropical shrub often grown as a houseplant or summer annual with large corrugated foliage. Its dramatic flower spikes are tipped with a cluster of showy bright yellow bracts and two-lipped white flowers that emerge from the bracts bloom from spring through summer. Best flowering in full sun and rich well-drained soil. Growing it a container will keep the size around 3-4 ft.
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Type: |
Annual |
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Height: |
3' - 6' |
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Spread: |
2’ - 4' |
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Spacing: |
3' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
9 - 11 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Yellow+White |
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Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water Regularly. No serious pests or diseases.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Rock Garden, Wildlife Garden, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Lantana, Shasta Daisy, Zinnia
IMAGES: Zhangsqing, HK Kennedy Town 李寶龍路 Li Po Lung Path yellow flowers tree, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Prenn, Pachystachys lutea (2), CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Crisco 1492, Pachystachys lutea, Sukorambi Botanical Garden, Jember 01, CC BY-SA 3.0, (4) Mokkie, Golden Shrimp Plant (Pachystachys lutea) 1, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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