Species · genus Pachystachys · Acanthaceae

Lollipop Plant

Pachystachys lutea (Ruiz & Pav. ex Schult.) Nees

Also known as: Golden Shrimp Plant · Golden-candle · Yellow Shrimp-plant · Yellow-candles

Growth habit

shrub

Native range

Brazil North, Peru

Reference · P. lutea

Cultivars of P. lutea

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under P. lutea yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

Pachystachys lutea is a tropical shrub from Brazil and Peru, accustomed to warmth and steady moisture in bright, filtered light rather than harsh direct sun. Water when the top inch of mix is dry; it dislikes both drought and sitting wet, so let the surface dry slightly between waterings. As an Acanthaceae shrub it tolerates ordinary indoor humidity but appreciates protection from cold drafts.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 4-9d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 9 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

16–27 °C

Soil mix

Fertile, well-draining loamy mix

Propagation

Softwood stem cuttings

Fertilizing

Balanced liquid feed every two weeks while in growth

Growth rate

Fast

Flowering

Golden bracts through the warm months in bright light

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Not yet documented

This is where toxicity lives — every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

Reference images

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 4-9d) · ai:claude-fable-5

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