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Pachystachys lutea (Lollipop Plant)

Synonyms: Justicia lutea (heterotypic); Pachystachys albiflora

Wikipedia Abstract

Pachystachys lutea, known by the common names lollipop plant and golden shrimp plant, is a subtropical, soft-stemmed evergreen shrub between 36 and 48 inches (90 and 120 cm) tall. The zygomorphic, long-throated, short-lived white flowers emerge sequentially from overlapping bright yellow bracts on racemes that are produced throughout the warm months. It is a popular landscape plant in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. The plant is popular with hummingbirds. \n* Close up of the bracts \n* Flowers emerging from the bract
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Predators

Maconellicoccus hirsutus (pink hibiscus mealybug)[1]
Paracoccus marginatus (papaya mealybug)[1]

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1Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0