Scientific Name:
Pachystachys lutea
Pronunciation:
pak-uh-STAK-iss LOO-tee-uh
Common Name:
golden shrimp plant, lollipop plant
Family Name:
Acanthaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves dark green, elliptic, up to 12cm long; florets white but partially covered by and protrude from showy, overlapping golden yellow bracts that somewhat resemble the overlapping scales on a 4-sided inflorescence (resembles a shrimp).
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
South America (Peru)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
High
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Elliptic
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Crenate, Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Spike, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
White, Yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May, Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Two locules
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Dark brown
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Mites, Whitefly or psyllids (Disease resistant)
