English name : SHRIMP-PLANT Synonym: Beloperone guttata Original habitat: Mexico Growth nature: Evergreen shrub to 60 cm Blooms: winter, spring Inveronomental conditions: Regular moisture and humidity. Fertile, well-drained soil. Bright filtered light Flowers: tubular, 2-lipped, white, throat streaked with burgundy; bracts ovate, softly hairy (pubescent) in graduated shades of russet-red to orange; inflorescence curved, resembling shrimp-tails Leaves: ovate, to 2 in. long; variegated selections splashed with white. This old-fashioned houseplant has numerous color variations. Sometimes grown as an annual in temperate climates. 'Yellow Queen' is called yellow shrimp plant and is often confused with Pachystachys lutea