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shrimp plant

Mexican shrimp

Camarón

Flor-camarão

plant is a bushy evergreen shrub growing to 100 cm (39 in) tall. The flowers emerge from bracts that form off the stems. The bracts start out white, but with more sun exposure they turn anywhere from pale pink to deep red. A chain of bracts will continue to grow until it falls off in most cases; thus the chains can grow anywhere from a few centimetres to nearly 30 cm (1 ft) in length. Flowers usually are long, thin, and white with speckled maroon throats. Blooming continues for months once it has begun, then halts for a short period before starting again. The flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies

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Uploaded on June 13, 2022
Taken on June 4, 2022