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| Category: Shrub |
| Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus¹) |
| Origin: Mexico (North America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Variegated Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: Rose |
| Bloomtime: Year-round |
| Synonyms: [Beleprerone guttata, Drejerella guttata] |
| Height: 2-3 feet |
| Width: 2-3 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
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Justicia brandegeeana 'Variegata' (Shrimp Plant) - Small evergreen shrub to 3 feet tall with olive green soft leaves splashed with white. Year-round appear the curved spikes of salmon to rose-pink or pale yellow bracts surrounding tubular white flowers Plant in full coastal sun to light shade or part day sun. Water regularly to occasionally. Hardy to 20-25° F. Prune regularly to keep dense and to shape the plant. An interesting yet strange plant that we have in the garden but no longer grow because it reverts to green foliage to readlily.
The information about Justicia brandegeeana 'Variegata' that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.
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