When I visited the Planting Fields Arboretum in New York, in a greenhouse I noticed a bunch of yellow flowers. I learned because its yellow bracts resemble the overlapping scales on a shrimp so one of its common names is golden shrimp plant. Pachystachys lutea, known as the golden shrimp plant, golden candle or lollipop plant, is a tropical, soft-stemmed evergreen shrub, native to Peru. I also saw Justicia brandegeeana, a red shrimp flower native to Mexico, at the Los Angeles Arboretum in California in December 2021.
當我參觀紐約的 Planting Fields 植物園時，我注意到在溫室裡有一些黃色的花朵。我上網查到，因為它黃色苞片類似於蝦殼上重疊的鱗片，所以它的俗名之一是黃蝦花。金苞花，又被稱為黃蝦花, 金蠟燭或棒棒糖植物 (註: 維基百科列出其他別名: 小蝦花、蝦子花、金苞虾衣花。百度百科:珊瑚爵床、金包银、金苞虾衣、花黄色皇后、黄金宝塔)，是一種熱帶軟莖常綠灌木。原產於秘魯。2021 年 12 月，我在加州洛杉磯植物園也看到了原產於墨西哥的紅色蝦花 Justicia brandegeeana。
Notes 筆記
- Pachystachys lutea, known as the golden shrimp plant, golden candle or lollipop plant, is a tropical, soft-stemmed evergreen shrub, native to Peru.
- Genus name comes from the Greek words pachys meaning thick and stachys meaning ear of corn or spike in reference to the dense flower clusters. The Latin specific epithet lutea means “yellow”.
- Narrow, tubular, two-lipped white flowers are partially covered by and protrude from showy, overlapping golden yellow bracts which provide the predominant structure and color to the 4-sided inflorescences. Yellow bracts somewhat resemble the overlapping scales on a shrimp, hence the common name of shrimp plant.
- It has won the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. It is cultivated as an ornamental.
- Winter hardy to USDA Zones 10-11. It can grow in the garden as a summer annual, in containers that can be overwintered indoors or as a houseplant. In the ground, plants need a moist, organically rich, well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates part shade. Houseplants are best in warm, humid, sunny locations.
- 金苞花，又被稱為黃蝦花, 金蠟燭或棒棒糖植物 (註: 維基百科列出其他別名: 小蝦花、蝦子花、金苞虾衣花。百度百科:珊瑚爵床、金包银、金苞虾衣、花黄色皇后、黄金宝塔)，是一種熱帶軟莖常綠灌木。原產於秘魯。
- 屬名來自希臘語 pachys 意為厚實，stachys 意為玉米穗或穗狀花序，指的是密集的花簇。拉丁語特定加詞 lutea 的意思是“黃色”。
- 狹長的管狀雙唇白花部分被艷麗、重疊的金黃色苞片覆蓋並伸出，這些苞片為四面花序提供了主要的結構和顏色。黃色的苞片有點像蝦身上重疊的鱗片，因此俗名是蝦花。
- 它曾獲得了皇家園藝學會的花園優異獎。它被栽培作為觀賞植物。
- 它適於美國植物抗寒帶分區10-11。 在花園中它可以作為夏季一年生植物，也可以種在容器中在室內過冬或作為室內植物。如果種植在地上，它需要潮濕、有機豐富、排水良好的土壤和充足的陽光。它也可在部分陰影處生長。當室內植物最好在溫暖、潮濕、陽光充足的地方種植。
References 參考資料
- Wikipedia: Pachystachys lutea
- Missouri Botanical Garden: Pachystachys lutea
- Wisconsin Horticulture: Golden Shrimp Plant, Pachystachys lutea
- 維基百科: 金苞花
- 百度百科: 金苞花
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