White Candles

As a grower of this plant in South Florida, I find it easy to care for and beautiful year round. This plant does like the shade and shoul...Read Mored be trimmed for a more pleasing appearance. The deep green foilage and white flowers are very attractive. I fertilize the first month of every quarter, 1st and 3rd quarter with a granular and 2nd and 4th with a water soluble bloom fertilizer.

About 7 years ago I came across three of these in 4" pots at Target, of all places. No identifiers or tags. Somehow I planted them in the...Read More perfect location, in morning sun/dappled shade, and they are still with me, blooming all year long. Just recently I finally found out the name of this plant, by Google-imaging "white shrimp plant". I throw Osmocote on everything and they look good. Could use some pruning back is all. Approx 4.5' tall by 2' wide. The one in deeper shade is all leaves, which are lovely in and of themselves.

I bought these plants in January, 2008 when they were in full bloom. It is now May'08 and they are still in full bloom. Three are in a sc...Read Morereened pool area and there others in shadier areas. So they have behaved beautifully and seem to want to bloom the year round. Watered normally. I am in 10A.

'White Candles' is one of my favorite indoor plants! I bought it as a young plant and placed it in a west-facing window in my home. I h...Read Moreave been richly rewarded with the most pristine white blooms that I've ever seen every summer since. I cut it back last year to encourage a more pleasing shape, and have watched the plant take off! I anticipate many, many gorgeous white blooms in July/August of this year!