Mead Botanical Garden Winter Park Florida USA – Winter Season 2021

Justica brandegeena - Fruit cocktail shrimp plant

Justica brandegeena – Fruit cocktail shrimp plant

Justicia brandegeeana, the Mexican shrimp plant, shrimp plant or false hop, is an evergreen shrub in the genus Justicia of the acanthus family Acanthaceae, native to Mexico,  and also naturalized in Florida.

Blooming continues for months once it has begun, then halts for a short period before starting again. The flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Pollination is usually by hummingbirds