Detail
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Beloperone guttata
Shrimp Plant
Notes

Uses: Highly ornamental perennial with showy sprays of coppery bracts in the form of a shrimp. Plant is a long bloomer and the colours of the bracts change as they mature. Will die back with heavy frosts and return in the spring. Best in part shade with only a few hours of summer sun.
Can be grown in pots or as a feature in beds. Propagation is from cuttings.

  • Height 0.5-1m
  • Spread 0.5-0.5m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Acanthaceae
  • Botanical Name Beloperone guttata
  • Common Name Shrimp Plant
  • Origin Mexico
  • Habit Dense
  • Landscape Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour White
  • Flowering Time Winter
  • Flower Type Tubular
  • Purpose Ornamental
  • Form Low shrub (Up to 1.2m)