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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