Family: Acanthaceae
Scientific Name: Justica brandwgeeana lutea Yellow Queen
Common Name: Yellow Queen Shrimp Plant
| Description | This version of the Shrimp plant has yellow bracts. Grow as a house plant in cold zones as a tropical shrub in warmer zones. |
| Pronunciation | (us-TEE-see-ah)(bran-dij-ee-AN-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Flowering Plants |
| Hardiness Zone | 9-11 |
| Sunlight | bright, indirect, some direct |
| Moisture | average, likes higher humidity levels |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | a spike of over lapping yellow bracts, actual flowers are small, white and push through the bracts, persistent |
| Leaves | oval, light green, underside fuzzy |
| Stems | wiry stems |
| Dimensions | up to five feet in warm climates |
| Maintenance | can be cut back to control size and rejuvenate the plant |
| Propagation | softwood cuttingd |
| Native Site | Mexico |
| Misc Facts | syn Beloperone lutea |
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