shrimp plant
Justicia brandegeeana
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Shrimp plant (Justicia brandegeeana) is an evergreen shrub for containers and low maintenance gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It reaches 12 to 36 inches tall and wide, and it blooms in every season.
Pairs well with Red ginger, Kimberly queen fern, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Loquat.
Native range
Africa.