ABC TV | How To Make Shrimp Beloperone Guttata Paper Flower - Craft Tutorial

Beloperone guttata commonly called Mexican Shrimp Plant, Red Shrimp Plant, Shrimp Plant or False Hop , the common name, ’Red Shrimp Plant’, is in reference to the layered (overlapping) bright reddish-yellow bracts which resemble a shrimp’s layered scales. Mexican Shrimp plant is similar to Golden Shrimp Plant (Pachystachys lutea) which features yellow bracts instead of reddish. The name, ’Beloperone’, comes from, ’Belos’, greek for ’arrow’ and ’perone’, greek for ’bond’ in reference to arrow-shaped leaves as they emerge from the stems. Beloperone guttata has been renamed to Justicia brandegeeana in honor of the American botanist Townshed Stith Brandegee (1843-1925) who studied plants of California and Mexico. SUBSCRIBE for ABC TV Videos: All “ABC TV“ paper craft video: Follow me with hashtags: #abct