Friday, October 2, 2020

Cameron Highlands - Golden Shrimp Plant

Golden Shrimp Plant

Pachystachys Lutea

Known also as Golden Candle or Lollipop Flower. Loves the sun. 
Hummingbirds are in love with this plant. It could grow up to 6 feet tall.

This plant is complicated to me. 
The yellow flower-like structure is not the flower. It is known as flower bracts. 
A bract is a specialized leaf. They are usually bright colored structures and are mistaken for petals. A bract is not a part of a flower.

The white flowers emerge from the flower bracts. 































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