| Description | The plants name is in reference to the colorful bracts that look like a shrimp. Relatively easy to grow as a house plant or a potted patio plant. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Foliage |
| Sunlight | full, bright |
| Moisture | evenly moist |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Temperature | average house |
| Flowers | spikes of over lapping reddish brown bracts, actual flowers are small, white and push through the bracts |
| Stems | shrubby, wiry stems |
| Dimensions | 20"-30" |
| Maintenance | In the spring, prune back to encourage new growth. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Mexico |
| Notes & Reference | #02-Exotic Plant Manual (Alfred Byrd Graf) , #18-House Plant Encyclopedia (Nico Vermeulen) |
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