Golden Shrimp Plant

Pachystachys lutea

"Pachystachys lutea", known by the common names Lollipop Plant and Golden Shrimp Plant, is a subtropical, soft-stemmed evergreen shrub between 36 and 48 inches tall.
Lollipop Plant - Pachystachys lutea Seen in a garden in Alajuela, Costa Rica (2014). Costa Rica,Geotagged,Lollipop Plant,Pachystachys lutea,Spring

Appearance

The zygomorphic, long-throated, short-lived white flowers emerge sequentially from overlapping bright yellow bracts on racemes that are produced throughout the warm months. It is a popular landscape plant in tropical and subtropical areas of the world.
Golden Shrimp Plant  Australia,Fall,Geotagged,Golden Shrimp Plant,Pachystachys lutea

Habitat

They grow in almost any well-drained soil but, like most ornamentals, prefer a soil with an acid reaction. In this preferred medium they attain their maximum in leaf size and beautiful colouring.

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