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Pachystachys lutea

Plants

Family: Acanthaceae · Genus: Pachystachys

Pachystachys lutea

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Pachystachys lutea, known as the golden shrimp plant or lollipop plant, is a tropical, soft-stemmed evergreen shrub between 0.5 and 2.5 meters tall, native to Peru. The zygomorphic, long-throated, short-lived white flowers emerge sequentially from overlapping bright yellow bracts on racemes that are produced throughout the warm months.

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Growing details and traits for Pachystachys lutea in the Library.

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