Pachystachys lutea

Lollipop Plant

Pachystachys lutea is an evergreen shrub growing to about 1 metre in height. It produces cone shaped flowers with yellow bracts and long, white petals which poke out. It blooms from late spring to autumn.

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plant Features

Full sun to partial shade
Occasional watering
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
Moist and free draining

plant information

Common name

Lollipop Plant

Latin name

Pachystachys lutea

type

Shrub

family

Acanthaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun to partial shade
Frost

A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

Soil

Moist and free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Lollipop Plant is 1.00meters x 1.80meters

1.00 M 1.80 M

Pachystachys lutea

Propogation by cuttings

From Early Spring TO Mid Summer

These are easy enough to propagate with stem cuttings between spring and summer. Cut about 4 inches of stem and dip them in rooting hormone before planting in potting soil.

Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Because this plant is not frost hardy, it's best to plant them in containers which can live outside in the summer months. A decent fast draining potting soil mix, will suffice. Re-pot during spring each year. If not each year, then at-least when the roots start to grow from the pot drainage holes.

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