Beloperone guttata
False Hop Plant, Rattlesnake Beloperone, Shrimp Plant, Mexican shrimp plant, Shrimp Bush, Honolulu-salvia, Mexican shrimp-plant, Shrimpplant, False Hop, Shrimp-plant, Shrimpbush
Description
A perennial plant native to Central America, where it grows as a small shrub reaching a height of up to one and a half metres. It thrives in warm environments, whilst in continental climates it is often grown as an annual.
It is famous for its distinctive spike- or prawn-shaped flower heads, formed by overlapping bracts that are reddish-brown or yellow-green in colour.
Classification
- Genus
- Beloperone
- Species
- Beloperone guttata
