Justicia Species, Shrimp Plant (Justicia brandegeeana)

by patp Jul 13, 2003 2:25 PM

Justicia Brandegeana Bloom

My Shrimp Plant spends summers outside, winters indoors. Flowers are deeper in color while outside, pale in color while inside.

Rio de Janeiro, early spring.

Receives morning sun and afternoon shade. (San Antonio, Tx.)

A perennial that grows into a shrubby plant and requires little care. (San Antonio, Tx.)

A bloom beginning to open in early March. (San Antonio, Tx.)

One of my favorite old time garden plants, one that never fails

An easy and non demanding plant that constantly flowers

'Variegata' blooming at the Gaiser Conservatory greenhouse, Spokane, WA

Shrimp Plant (Justicia brandegeana) seeds ...

Shrimp Plant flower (Justicia brandegeana) saying "Ah" so its throat can be seen ...

Zone 8a/8b Light shade Shrimp Plant

Let flower turn black, you will have to watch the seeds carefully or put something under your plant to catch them

Close up shot of seeds on flower after it has turned black

Seed pod in different stages - I should have switched the first two pods - they will burst open and seeds will come out - wait for them to burst after collecting

Relation of size to a dime - seeds are flat & quite thin

my justicia in pot, Broni's garden - apr07

Justicia in pot, my Broni's garden, May 2007

Red Shrimp Plant.

How's this for abundant flowering?

March 28, 2007, mid Spring in zone 9b. Partial shade/sun

Justicia Bradegeana

Justicia Brandegeana

Early morning photo with a Hummingbird. This Shrimp plant initially grew inside my Azalea bush and had to fight for sunlight. It reached a height of 8' before I finally transplanted it.

Eetablished plants actually bloom heavier when kept on the dry side.

6-2009--Barson's Greenhouse, Westland, MI

Used in the landscape (sunset z9 CA). As Bayareatropics mentioned, they do much better when kept on the dry side. It keeps them more compact

Justicia brandigeana (Winter Shrimp Plant), Baton Rouge, LA (8B) October 23, 2007.

Justicia brandegeana

UBC Botanical Garden

my beloperone - CIGOGNOLA (ITALY)

My first shrimp plant

Closeup of blooms

August, 2013--English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI

Jardin Botanique Exotique Val Rahmeh . Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/

Copyright of, courtesy of David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.

Jardins Exotiques De Bouknadel, Morocco. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/

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