Beloperone guttata

Justicia Brandegeeana

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Common Name: 

Justicia Brandegeeana

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Foliage color: 

Green

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Maximum temperature: 

25°C

Minimum temperature: 

15°C

Justicia Brandegeeana (Beloperone guttata) - Description

Justicia brandegeeana (Mexican shrimp plant, shrimp plant or false hop) is an evergreen shrub in the genus Justicia of the family Acanthaceae, native to Mexico, and also naturalized in Florida. It grows to 1 m tall (rarely more) with spindly limbs. The leaves are oval, green, 3-7. 5 cm long. The flowers are white, extending from red bracts which look a bit like a shrimp, hence the shrub's common name, shrimp flower. The species is named after the American botanist Townshend Stith Brandegee (1843–1925); the scientific name is commonly seen misspelled "brandegeana".

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