When asked to recommend a low-maintenance flowering shrub for light shade, my first suggestion is always red shrimp plant (Justicia brandegeana). But for some reason the reaction to my advice is ...

Want to see a flurry of hummingbirds in your yard this year? Adding the right plants, such as the shrimp plant (Justicia brandegeana), a favorite of hummers, is key. A proven method to attract ...

When you stroll through a nursery with your wife and she points to a plant and says, “I want that,” you gladly comply with her request. It happened a few days ago when the object of my wife’s desire ...

Among the plants that are blooming now are duranta, cape honeysuckle, Turk’s cap, shrimp plant and lantana. My first experience with duranta (also called Brazilian sky flower) was as a 7-foot-tall and ...

A:Shrimp plant bracts turn black when they age and the plant begins to form seed. You can allow them to dry and then collect and sow. Or cut them off to encourage bushy growth and more blooms. Kathy ...

Cherished by generations of Florida gardeners, Brazilian plume plants (aka jacobinia) are beginning to flaunt their lovely pink inflorescences. Brazilian plume (Justicia carnea) is a large-leaved, ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. What plants do you recommend that will attract hummingbirds to feeders ...