I love this plant! The white flowers with green veining are terrific and are useful in flower arrangements as well as being a pollinator...Read More attractant. I had it long ago and lost it but finally found it again. It is growing in Tallahassee, Florida. We had several hard freezes this year (20 degrees ). I am hoping it will come back but I took cuttings just in case. I don't want to lose it again.
I'm growing it in part shade in subtropical Queensland. It's a leggy, not-particularly-attractive plant, with insignificant flowers. It h...Read Moreas also self-seeded all over the yard (and possibly the neighbourhood).
It's saving grace is that it is tough and provides important shade in our chicken run. As soon as I can establish another shade plant for the chickens, this plant will go.
Winter Springs, FL (Zone 9b) | April 2014 | positive
I bought this plant last spring at the annual plant at Leu Gardens in Winter Park. It didn't cost much and I never expected much from it....Read More However, It doubled size in the small five inch pot in just one month, so I planted in the ground right under a tree where it would be protected by the hot sun rays and frosty nights. It bloomed all summer until late fall last year. I did protect it with blankets when we dipped many nights to freezing. It didn't freeze back, just some leaf burn. Now it is busting out flowers again, and turning into a nice little bush. So it seems to love the shady spot it is in with early morning and very late afternoon sun, and does get twice a week irrigation. The flowers are so pretty with subtle hints of lilac coloring, and they last quite awhile.
DeLand/Deleon Springs, FL (Zone 8b) | September 2009 | positive
I like this plant. I grow several different varieties of "Shrimp Plants" and it's one of my favorites. I have a neighbor that grows it in...Read More full blazing sun. It tends to fade the flowers out a bit. I've got mine where it will get just a touch of shade in the middle of the day.
A native from India to tropical East Africa. Graceful and elegant plant. Appears to have "weedy" tendencies in that it is naturalizing in...Read More many warmer regions of the US specifically the Hawaiian Islands. This plant appears to be on a "watch list" with the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) organization in that it is "often escaping and forming large stands".
I love this plant! The white flowers with green veining are terrific and are useful in flower arrangements as well as being a pollinator...Read More
I'm growing it in part shade in subtropical Queensland. It's a leggy, not-particularly-attractive plant, with insignificant flowers. It h...Read More
I bought this plant last spring at the annual plant at Leu Gardens in Winter Park. It didn't cost much and I never expected much from it....Read More
I like this plant. I grow several different varieties of "Shrimp Plants" and it's one of my favorites. I have a neighbor that grows it in...Read More
A native from India to tropical East Africa. Graceful and elegant plant. Appears to have "weedy" tendencies in that it is naturalizing in...Read More