Description
Beloperone is an easy-to-grow shrubby plant which bears salmon-coloured, prawn-shaped flower-heads at the end of the arching stems.
Beloperone is an easy-to-grow shrubby plant which bears salmon-coloured, prawn-shaped flower-heads at the end of the arching stems. The blooms appear nearly all year round.
Plant Specifications
*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%
| Common Name | Shrimp Flower Orange |
| Maximum Reachable Height | Beloperone may grow up to 3-4 ft high. |
| Flower Colour | Orange-Red |
| Bloom Time | The blooms appear nearly all year round |
Planting and care
When young, remove some of the first flowers to make sure that a vigorous bush is formed. Cut the plant back to half size each spring.
Beleperone species care
Average warmth. Keep fairly cool in winter (60F or 16-18C). Provide as much light as possible. Grow in soil-based potting mix.
| Sunlight | Does well both in full sunlight as well as shade. |
| Watering | Water freely from spring to autumn - sparingly in winter. Misting is not necessary. |
| Soil | Grow in rich well composted and well drained soil. |
| Temperature | 60F or 16-18C |
| Harvest Season | The blooms appear nearly all year round. |