What is a lollipop plant?
The lollipop or acanthaceae Pachystachys lutea is an evergreen tropical shrub. It is originally from Central America and parts of Peru and gardeners in tropical and subtropical gardens usually increase it as a sample of a permanent garden. In other regions, it is usually an annual plant, brought up in containers or maintained as an internal house plant. It is a hill -shaped plant that generally grows from three feet to five feet (about one to one and a half m) wide and high. People often call it a plant of gold or yellow shrimp, because bright yellow documents of the flower stem resemble yellow shrimp. Most gardeners increase the plant for their spectacular floral spikes that resemble yellow candles, which is often a different name for him. Light yellow documents rise like candles and carry white flowers between the documents. Sometimes the plant is a lollipop of confusion on the shrimp, Brandegean's judicia , which also resembles shrimp with its pink or reddish documents. Every kindIt usually attracts hummingbirds and butterflies, and gardeners often grow them in humming and butterfly gardens.
tropical plant is generally not resistant in areas that have hard frosts. It could survive light frosts and sometimes, if a light frost kills the foliage, the lollipop plant gets from the base. In areas that gain hard frosts, gardeners usually plant them in containers or use them as a houseplant. Once days and nights are above 60 ° F (about 15 ° C), growers usually move them out. Many gardeners in colder areas grow as an annual.
When it is a tropical plant, the lollipop plant usually prefers a partial shadow in full sun. The leaves are often cooked or yellow in full sun. It also prefers well -drained soil, which folded moist but not marshy or clay. The lollipop plant is not doing well in alkaline soil or salt water. Gardeners wouldusually should avoid watering with softened water.
The lollipop plant spreads with seeds and underground runners, although growers can also use soft wood cuts to generate new plants. To save seeds for planting, the gardener often has more success if it allows the seeds to naturally dry on the plant than it reaps. To ensure continuous flowers, most gardeners cut the documents to stimulate the plant to branch and bloom more. The flowers usually remain at the race for a while before fading.