Justicia Species, Rose Pine, South African Acanthus, Jade Magic, Purple Shrimp Plant (Justicia scheidweileri)


Here is a young seedling plant just starting to make a bloom (bracts only in this picture).

Closeup of actual flower, which is quite small (about 1 inch long).

I apologize for sending in a third picture of this plant, but I finally got one that is more representative of how it looks. Growing in my greenhouse under 50% shade cloth and loving it.

Quite happy under a bench in the shady greenhouse. Great plant.

Growing in the Calgary Zoo's atrium




A seedling of Brizilian Fireworks.

Easy to grow, this plant self seeds and comes back every year

3-2009, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI

3-2009, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI

Maracas

Growing under greenhouse benches with little/no care.

The Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com

Costa Rica. Photo courtesy of, copyright of Jim Bishop, a Landscape Designer, from San Diego, California
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Justicia Species, Rose Pine, South African Acanthus, Jade Magic, Purple Shrimp Plant
Justicia scheidweileri
Type: | Tropicals and Tender Perennials |
Height: | 6-18 in. | 15-45 cm |
Conditions: | Zone 10-11, Partial to Full Shade |