Justicia brandegeana

Plants in the Acanthus Family are terrific in their ability to flower continuously when the weather is really hot. An endless bevy of blossoms is just what you get when you plant this vibrant selection of Red Shrimp Plant in your beds and containers. Most of the color of its inflorescences comes from the bright red bracts which are stacked in pagoda-like fashion on the ends of the stems. The actual flowers extend from within the little bract towers and are tubular in shape with a large “lower lip” or “tongue”, kind of like an open mouth saying ahhh. Red Shrimp Plant is a real delight for hummingbirds and although it hails from a subtropical climate, it occasionally over-winters in our zone 6b Stillwater garden.