Golden Shrimp Plant (Pachystachys lutea)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Shrub
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Soil pH Preferences:	Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 12
Plant Height:	2 to 4 feet, possibly taller with optimum conditions.
Plant Spread:	2 to 4 feet
Leaves:	Evergreen Other: 4 to 6 inches in length with prominent veining.
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Bi-Color: Yellow and white Other: Two-lipped white flowers emerge from bright yellow bracts
Bloom Size:	1"-2"
Flower Time:	Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall
Underground structures:	Taproot
Suitable Locations:	Houseplant
Uses:	Windbreak or Hedge Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant:	Hummingbirds
Resistances:	Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots

Common names

Golden Shrimp Plant
Lollipop Plant

Botanical names

Accepted: Pachystachys lutea
Synonym: Justicia lutea

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Location: Woodbridge , Va
Date: 2016-07-15

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Location: Botanical Garden of Prague
Date: 2015-05-05

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Location: My patio zone 9 Louisiana
Date: 2018-07-29
Blooms on my plant I rooted from Nancy's cutting 2-12-18

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Location: Botanical Garden of Jena
Date: 2012-06-04

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Location: My patio zone 9 Louisiana
Date: 2018-07-30
White actual flowers on the yellow bracts

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Location: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Date: April 6 2022

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Location: Longwood Gardens, Kennet Square, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2019-10-04

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Location: Conservatory, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor
Date: 2018-04-02
Acanthaceae: Pachystachys lutea - Look closely and you'll see pa

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Location: Botanical Garden of Prague
Date: 2015-05-05
Pachystachus lutea - BG Praag

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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2008-08-30

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Location: Colima, Colima Mexico (Zone 11)
Date: 2015-02-21
Justicia brandegeeana cv. Yellow Queen white blooms from yellow b

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Location: Woodbridge , Va
Date: 08 14 15

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Location: My garden, KY
Date: 2021-07-21

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Location: Conservatory, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor
Date: 2018-04-02
Acanthaceae: Pachystachys lutea - White blooms surrounded by gol

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-07-27
Bright yellow bracts and white blooms

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Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 2008-03-07

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Location: Arbor Gate Nursery, Tomball, TX

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Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2015-06-11

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Location: Atlantic Forest, Paraty, SE Brazil
Date: 2015-01-05

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Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-08-17
Justicia Brandegeana - Lutea Yellow Shrimp Plant 008

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Location: Colima, Colima Mexico (Zone 11)
Date: 2013-11-24
Justicia brandegeeana cv. Yellow Queen with one white bloom emerg

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Location: My patio zone 9 Louisiana
Date: 2018-08-03
Large flowers measured 5 plus inches long

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Location: Coastal San Diego County
Date: 2018-01-31

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Location: Arbor Gate Nursery, Tomball, TX
Date: 2013-10-05

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Location: Missouri Botanical Gardens
Date: 2023-09-10

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Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2011-07-13

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Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: April 2014

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Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2017-06-12

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Location: Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington WV
Date: 2017-09-16

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-08-22

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Location: Butterfly House, east of St Louis, run by MOBOT
Date: 2009-03-14

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Location: Colima, Colima Mexico (Zone 11)
Date: 2015-02-21
Justicia brandegeeana cv. Yellow Queen

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Location: Fairfax, VA | September 2022
Date: 2022-09-03

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-07-13

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-10-13

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Location: Austin ,TX
Date: 2016-09-13
End of summer

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Location: Quad Cities Botanical Garden, Rock Island, Il.
Date: 7-1-12

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Location: Monte Verde, Costa Rica | Old Photo
Date: 2022-12-21

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Location: Mobot, St L. (Missouri Botanical Garden)
Date: 2017-08-09

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Location: MOBOT - St Louis
Date: 2009-09-29

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Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2018-02-02
Justicia Brandegeana - Lutea Yellow Shrimp Plant 001

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Location: MOBOT - St Louis
Date: summer 2006

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Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: April
credit: Magnus Manske

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Comments:

Posted by tabbycat (Youngsville, LA - Zone 9b) on Jun 19, 2018 4:21 PM concerning plant:

I got a 6" plant in a trade in Feb. 2018. It's mid June and it's now 12" tall and has its 1st yellow flower. It grows in a pot on my patio in filtered sun. The only problem I'm trying to solve is: Which bug is chewing at the leaves. It's not snail damage, but maybe a grass hopper, as it eats half a leaf some days. I have sprayed it with liquid Sevin with no results, so I'm going to use some Bayer Rose & Flower 3 in 1 granules as a systemic approach.

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krobra	On June 28, 2015	Bloomed both main plant an last year's cutting plant starting to bloom

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Discussion Threads about this plant

Thread Title	Last Reply	Replies
Misidentified by Danita	Mar 9, 2015 11:18 AM	2
Misidentified by Danita	Feb 25, 2015 7:12 PM	0
Misidentified by Danita	Mar 1, 2015 7:20 PM	7
Misidentified by Danita	Feb 25, 2015 7:13 PM	0
Untitled by endgame511	May 13, 2017 7:54 PM	1
I think this is misplaced. by HamiltonSquare	Apr 17, 2018 10:47 PM	1
This is Pachystachys lutea by Danita	Nov 19, 2018 11:14 PM	2

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