Lollipop Plant

Lollipop Plant Pachystachys lutea

What is the plant

The lollipop plant is a sub-tropical species producing small white flowers from a beautiful cone shaped bract. Taking care of it is fairly easy. It has basic needs of any plant, although it needs to be pruned regularly to keep it's size manageable.

While the P. lutea is not as popular as many other indoor plants, it really is a delightful plant to grow, with a long flowering season from spring until fall. Grown outdoors they can reach up to about 4 feet in height, and a few feet wide, which is why growers indoors really need to keep the plant pruned. While some growers find this plant easy to grow others struggle, however, problems seem to affect outdoor growers more than those indoors, which is caused by incorrect sunlight and temperature conditions, mainly.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

18°C - 25°C

Hardiness zone

10a - 11b

Difficulty

Medium

Water
Keep the soil damp and water frequently during summer. Water sparingly winter time. The golden shrimp enjoys misting (summertime).
Sunlight
Any area indoors that has plenty of daylight, but not direct sunlight.
Fertilizer
A regular fertilized and occasional blooming fertilizer applied during the growing season (spring to fall) will keep the plant looking its best.

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Soil
A decent fast draining potting soil mix will suffice.
Pruning
These are easy enough to propagate with stem cuttings between spring and summer. Cut about 4 inches of stem and dip them in rooting hormone before planting in potting soil.
Propagation
Golden shrimp plants root easily from cuttings. Use a rooting hormone to increase the odds of success.
A full-size golden shrimp plant is about 2.5 to 3 feet tall, although they tend toward legginess as they age. Repot younger plants every spring, going up one pot size. If they're kept as perennials, refresh older pots with fresh potting soil every spring, but don't increase pot size.
Temperature
Average room temperatures of around 65°f / 16°c - 75°f are ideal, and no lower that 55°f 12.7°c, during winter. You can allow the plant some time outdoors during summer, not in direct sun.
Container
No special container required. Make sure it has enough drip holes to drain water.
Popularity
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