Justicia brandegeana lutea 'Yellow Queen'
Yellow shrimp
Showy small shrub with red and white flower spikes. The small flowers appear on an 8 inch spike, with yellowish bracts that persist and are quite decorative. Shrimp Plant is evergreen in mild climates, and blooms almost continuously. The leaves are oval, light green. The young stems and the undersides of the leaves are soft and downy. A weak, sprawling plant, it needs regular pruning. It can also be grown in colder areas in wide pots, as long as it is brought indoors during winter.
Contributed by @drumadixit
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Yellow shrimp
Latin name
Justicia brandegeana lutea 'Yellow Queen'
type
Tender perennial
family
Acanthaceae
ph
6.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.45 M
2.00 M
Justicia brandegeana lutea 'Yellow Queen'
Showy small shrub with red and white flower spikes. The small flowers appear on an 8 inch spike, with yellowish bracts that persist and are quite decorative. Shrimp Plant is evergreen in mild climates, and blooms almost continuously. The leaves are oval, light green. The young stems and the undersides of the leaves are soft and downy. A weak, sprawling plant, it needs regular pruning. It can also be grown in colder areas in wide pots, as long as it is brought indoors during winter.
Planting as a houseplant
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Plant into a large pot for best effect and provide with loads of water, fertilizer, warmth, and light. Best kept above 55F in a bright location but out of direct sunlight. These conditions closely imitate their natural habitat, which is understory or transitional areas in subtropical climates.
Propagation
From Early Summer TO Late Summer
Take a cutting and dip it into rooting hormone, then place into a pot with seedling soil or a sterile rooting mix. The key to successful cuttings is to provide plenty of warmth and humidity, so aim to keep your cuttings at around 80°F with high ambient humidity.
drumadixit