Pachystachys lutea, Photo: Michael Lahanas Cladus: Eukaryota Name Pachystachys lutea Nees References * A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11:320. 1847 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 (90 and 120 cm) tall. 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.[1] 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. References 1. ^ http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/shrubs/PACLUTA.PDF Source: Wikipedia, Wikispecies: All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
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