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Yellow shrimp in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

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.

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plant Features
  • Yellow shrimp likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Yellow shrimp likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Yellow shrimp is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Yellow shrimp likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Yellow shrimp

Latin name

Justicia brandegeana lutea 'Yellow Queen'

type

Tender perennial

family

Acanthaceae

ph

6.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Yellow shrimp likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Yellow shrimp is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Yellow shrimp likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Yellow shrimp likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Yellow shrimp is 0.45meters x 2.00meters 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.

 
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