
The Blue Shrimp Plant is an annual plant that has silvery, blue-green leaves and bell-shaped, purple flowers. Native to the Mediterranean region. The flower clusters have steely blue bracts that overlap one another so that the inflorescences look like those of the shrimp plant (Justica spp.). Hardy in zones 7-10.
Growing Instructions for the Blue Shrimp Plant
- Soak the seeds for 12 hours. 2. The seeds like moist, well-drained soil. Use a sterile seed starter mix, if available. It prevents soil fungi from damaging the seeds and the seedlings. If not available, then make a mixture of half potting soil and half sand, perlite or vermiculite. 3. Put the soil in a pot. 4. Sow the seeds ¼ of an inch deep. 4. Water the seeds. The seeds sprout in 7-10 days.