BELOPERONE guttata (=Justicia brandegeana)

Description

Particular bush: it is about 1-meter tall and has tomentose leaves and very unique inflorescences formed by ocher-red bracts, with white flowers inside them: the common name "Shrimp Plant" is due precisely to these bracts, arranged in succession on the apex of branches, making inflorescences look like shrimps. Blooming practically lasts throughout the year, especially if it is regularly irrigated, and if direct sun is avoided in midsummer. Ideal as an isolated bush, in borders or low hedges.

Suggestions

Periodic pruning is useful to stimulate branching and blooming. It prefers not very compact soils and bright positions: in fact, if the light is poor, the plant will assume a broken shape.

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