General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Plant Spread: 2 to 3 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: Attractive yellow bracts accented with white flowers.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Other: Hummingbirds
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Shrimp Plant
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Justicia brandegeeana
  • Synonym: Beloperone guttata
Also sold as:
  • Beloperone guttata 'Lutea'

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Date: 2023-01-11
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Date: 2022-04-07
Location: My garden, KY
Date: 2022-06-13
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: Lake Macquarie, N.S.W., Australia
Date: 2017-12-23
Location: My garden, KY
Date: 2013-01-01
June 2020
Location: Lake Macquarie, N.S.W., Australia
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: Centennial Park Conservatory, Toronto, ON, Canada
Date: 2013-03-16
Location: RHS Wisley, Surrey, UK.
Date: 2022-08-04
Location: Centennial Park Conservatory, Toronto, ON, Canada
Date: 2013-03-16
Location: Centennial Park Conservatory, Toronto, ON, Canada
Date: 2013-03-16
Location: Centennial Park Conservatory, Toronto, ON, Canada
Date: 2013-03-16
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-07-03
Location: Lindon, Utah
Date: 2011-10-20
At a nursery
Location: Lindon, Utah
Date: 2011-10-20
At a nursery
Comments:
  • Posted by tabbycat (Youngsville, LA - Zone 9b) on Oct 27, 2018 10:54 AM concerning plant:
    My plant is still blooming in late October here in zone 9. I've collected a few seeds from it and will offer them in the DND and NFSR Seed Swaps in November. It's easy to grow and only snails bother it when we have lots of rain. It's growing in a pot on my patio in dappled sun all day and flowers well, so it must be enough. It's 1 of the 6 varieties I've collected in the Justicia family over a few years.

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