T-shirt winner: Peggy Hudson, Sanford, NC

Common Name: 
Hardy Shrimp Plant

Scientific Name: 
Dicliptera suberecta

Type: true tender perennial

Growth: 18-24'

Flowers:

• orange
• flowers mid summer to killing frost
• attracts hummingbirds, butterflies and moths     

Foliage:

• leaves are blue-green with a silvery tinge
• soft, velvet-like texture

Culture:

• full sun
• well-drained soil

Use:

• beds, mixed borders
• good for summer and fall