Red Shrimp Plant ''Red Pinecone'' (Justicia brandegeana)

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MotherNature4 Bartow, FL(Zone 9a) Dec 10, 2004

Red Shrimp Plant ''Red Pinecone''
Justicia brandegeana

This cultivar is especially striking in color.

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Toxicodendron Piedmont, MO(Zone 6a) Dec 11, 2004

Very pretty and compact plant....is this a new cultivar?

BTW, how did you fare during the many hurricanes? I saw that Bok Sanctuary had a lot of damage. Hope you did not lose a lot of plants (or worse!).

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MotherNature4 Bartow, FL(Zone 9a) Dec 16, 2004

Sorry, I forgot to check my mail. The biggest problems at Bok Sanctuary were the lovely old trees in the gardens. It will be many years before all that beauty is restored. The structure came through fairly well.
Though we had the eye of 3 hurricanes in 6 weeks, a real record, We had no structural damage, but lost shade trees. Now we have to build a shade house before next summer. Will have to bring in plants if we have a hard freeze. We hadn't had a hurricane since 1960, so this was a real surprise. Many people still have plastic tarps on their homes. Our plants are suffering from some sunburn, but for the most part they are doing well.

Yes, as far as I know this is a new cultivar. It is striking. I also love the 'shrimp cocktail.'

Thanks for your concern. Mother Nature

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Toxicodendron Piedmont, MO(Zone 6a) Dec 17, 2004

How sad about the lovely old oaks. I saw a lot of them in your area as I drove through to Tampa one day.
Good luck getting your shade house done this winter.

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nurselavern Elkhart, IN Jan 30, 2006

can iget some starter plants or a big plant let me know how

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MotherNature4 Bartow, FL(Zone 9a) Jan 30, 2006

Sorry, nursie, but I gave away all I rooted last season. I will have to see how many I can propagate in May. I'll let you know. MotherNature4

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nurselavern Elkhart, IN Jan 31, 2006

thank you mother nature rember me in may

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MotherNature4 Bartow, FL(Zone 9a) Feb 01, 2006

Will do my best.

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Nurserebecca7 Walker, LA Mar 26, 2012

Hi. I'm new to the site and a fairly new gardener. I just bought two of these in 4" pots. They are beautiful! How tall do they usually get if planted in a pot? Want them on either side of my front door.

Thanks!

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