Family: Acanthaceae
Scientific Name: Justica brandwgeeana Variegata
Common Name: Variegated Shrimp Plant, Snow Shrimp Plant
Description | A form of the Shrimp Plant with variegated foliage. |
Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Foliage |
Sunlight | bight indirect |
Moisture | average, likes higher humidity levels |
Soil & Site | average |
Growing Media | average house |
Flowers | a spike of over lapping red bracts, actual flowers are small, white and push through the bracts |
Leaves | leaves splashed with white |
Stems | wiry stems |
Maintenance | pinch to maintain shape, has a tendency to get leggy, has a problem with spider mites in dry humidity conditions |
Propagation | cuttings in the spring |
Misc Facts | The Shrimp Plant is a tropical shrub. |
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