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Ruellia blechum
Also called Green Shrimp Plant
Ruellia blechum, the green shrimp plant, is a low, spreading subshrub in the Acanthus family, native to Mexico, the Caribbean and northern South America. It is grown for its green bracts and small white flowers, and it spreads readily, so keep it contained in warm climates.
Ruellia blechum, the green shrimp plant or Browne's blechum, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, and northern and western South America, and has been introduced to Brazil, Taiwan, many Pacific islands, and the US states of Hawaii, Louisiana and Florida. Its popularity as an ornamental has led to it becoming invasive in places as far flung as Papua New Guinea.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ruellia blechum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
