Golden Shrimp Plant
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Pachystachys lutea — also known as the Lollipop Plant — is a sub-tropical evergreen shrub. These plants have intrigued me since my first day in Hawaii. They can be found in small planters as patio plants, or growing free as huge bushes. Aren’t they incredible looking?
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That’s the niftiest looking thing! Before the photo loaded I liked the name Lollipop Plant best, but now I’m seeing shrimp! The flowers look like they would make good puppets—do they smell nice?
Susan — non-scented. What you see is what you get. Sorry.
These ARE fascinating. They do look like orange lollipops. Wonderful photo! You mentioned moving. Are you moving to Washington State? (I’ve been out of the loop.) I’ve never been to Hawaii and want to go. How long have you lived in Hawaii? I hope your moving plans go well.
GEL — we are moving to Friday Harbor, WA in January, and we have been in Hawaii about 26 months now.
It looks like some of the plants on the island of Hawaii’ look very familiar to me. In this part of the world, they’re sold as indoor plants.
Jientje — I’d never previously seen one of these, but Amoeba says they are quite common elsewhere as house plants and this is one of the few places they grow out-of-doors.
Those a nice. I can’t grow them for nothing. I’ve killed everyone I touched…Don’t call me Mr. Green Thumb or Green Jeans LOL
Thom — you can’t boile’em and shuck’em and expect them to live!
That’s a fascinating flower. Pretty picture.
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Nessa — thanks — close up the flower looks like those folded tissue paper pop-up decorations.
It’s called a shrimp plant and a lollipop plant? It doesn’t look like either to me. But it is unique and intriguing. The second flower from the left looks sort of like an angel.
Barbara — a baby angel maybe. The wings seem a bit too small for flight.
Ooooo! Those are SPECIAL! I wonder how they’d winter….
Melli — in your part of the world they are house plants only — and in your house I fear for their lives.
Those are cute :D!
Nicole — aren’t they?
Cute and very new to me 8)
Mar — they were new to me to when I came to Hawaii.
lovely plant, is the form the only reason they call it the “lollipop” plant?
indigenous plants are amazing in ever region
Larry, I really have no clue. The website I researched it on didn’t explain the ways of the names.
they look as fascinating as their names suggest!
Polona — and they are to me! I am ever and always intrigued by them.
They remind me of that entry on Thai restaurant menus, jacketed shrimp. Yummmm.
Kelley — I doubt they taste as good, though!
Your lollipop plant reminds me of the lipstick plant. I do not know the technical name for the lipstick plant, but many red blooms grow out of the center, making it look like tiny tubes of lipstick. I have one in my kitchen.
I have photos of the lipstick plant, too!
Pretty capture, we have this plant here, we call it candle flowers, but you have a very clear and great capture.
Gypsy – -they do look a bit like candles, don’t they?
I like your picture. Bright yellow flowers are so cheerful. This is Pachystachys lutea, common name is Golden Shrimp plant, or lollypops. Your flowers are so pretty.
Singapore Plants Lover — thanks for coming and repeating everything I wrote in the post.
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