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Justicia brandegeana guttata


Justicia brandegeana guttata

" Red shrimp" plant related to the Acanthus. native to Mexico.



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Yes , think that I know this one .
First saw it growing wild in Tenerife , it must have blown across the Atlantic ( like everything else at the moment ).

12 Dec, 2015

 

How incredible to see this, not in a pot inside, Klahanie!

12 Dec, 2015

 

Our UK 'shrimp plant' is Leycesteria . . . yours is prettier Klahanie!

12 Dec, 2015

 

Actually, this plant is native to Mexico Driad.

Thank you Janey. This is a neighbours plant sneaking through the fence.

Sheila, I did not know that Leycesteria is also called "shrimp plant".

12 Dec, 2015

 

I like this plant. There's so many varieties of this little shrub that grow here. I even like the yellow form.

There's several growing outside in my neighborhood.

16 Dec, 2015

 

The yellow is nice as well but I do like this better.

17 Dec, 2015

 

I really like the new varieties with the much darker brakes. They're awesome!

17 Dec, 2015

 

I have not seen the new varieties Delonix1. Just this and the yellow one.

19 Dec, 2015

 

That's funny, I said darker brakes in my last comment. I meant: darker bracts. lol!

Oh yes, there's several forms with darker red bracts. There's some with lighter bracts, also.

19 Dec, 2015

 

I knew what you meant. I will have to look around for the new variety.

19 Dec, 2015

 

Yes, they're on the internet.

What's so nice about this little shrub is that it blooms all year. I never seen them out of bloom. They can get quite large, also...a little more than 6' (2 m) tall and wider.

20 Dec, 2015



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