Wanted to share some pics...

[jazz lady]

It's grown a ton since then. I like it alot...very low maintenance. I don't even have to dead-head it or anything...it just keeps blooming. My mom always had them, so I made sure to get one. I got mine in NC, but I'm sure they're around here too. They also come in yellow.

I read up on them a little and what I've seen is they're tropical plants WINTER hardy only to zones 9-10, so I imagine you grow them out in pots in summer and bring them in when cool weather strikes in the fall. I'm sure they're around here somewhere - I just probably haven't noticed.

I did find a variegated variety that looks pretty cool:
http://www.amazon.com/plant-Variegated-Shrimp-Plant/dp/B000BHUQ3I

My mom always had really cool plants for her containers....cigar plant, chenille plant, streptocarpus (one of my favs), and lantana. She's in NC now, and she's got some huge lantanas growing in a bed by her house...I swear those things are probably 4' tall.

I like unusual plants, too. I have a lot of native Maryland plants in my beds out in front of my house. Lantanas are annuals around here, but if she's far enough south, they're probably perennials there. I'd love to see pics of her plants.

 

[dems4me]

I read up on them a little and what I've seen is they're tropical plants WINTER hardy only to zones 9-10, so I imagine you grow them out in pots in summer and bring them in when cool weather strikes in the fall. I'm sure they're around here somewhere - I just probably haven't noticed.

I did find a variegated variety that looks pretty cool:
http://www.amazon.com/plant-Variegated-Shrimp-Plant/dp/B000BHUQ3I



I like unusual plants, too. I have a lot of native Maryland plants in my beds out in front of my house. Lantanas are annuals around here, but if she's far enough south, they're probably perennials there. I'd love to see pics of her plants.

Thats a plant I'll leave for you plant pro's... with that plant I'd NEVER know if I was killing it or not

 

[Cowgirl]

I read up on them a little and what I've seen is they're tropical plants WINTER hardy only to zones 9-10, so I imagine you grow them out in pots in summer and bring them in when cool weather strikes in the fall. I'm sure they're around here somewhere - I just probably haven't noticed.

I did find a variegated variety that looks pretty cool:
http://www.amazon.com/plant-Variegated-Shrimp-Plant/dp/B000BHUQ3I



I like unusual plants, too. I have a lot of native Maryland plants in my beds out in front of my house. Lantanas are annuals around here, but if she's far enough south, they're probably perennials there. I'd love to see pics of her plants.

I love that variegated shimp plant! I've not seen one of those. I'm not sure if she has pics of her plants, but I'll ask her! Her chenille plant this year is getting loooong.