• The golden shrimp plant (Pachystachys lutea) is a blooming perennial that produces yellow layered bracts making up an inflorescence resembling the curved shape of a shrimp. White flowers emerge from the inflorescence as it matures. The golden shrimp plant is hardy in the southern USDA Horticultural Zones 9 through 11. It grows in part sun or part shade to 4 feet tall with a spreading growth habit to 3 feet.
  
  

Turk's Cap

• Turk's cap (Malvaviscus drummondii) is a butterfly and hummingbird favorite. It has bright green leaves and grows to 4 feet tall. The flower is an interesting cluster of petals that look like a closed flower. However, the bright red flowers of the Turk's cap complement the bright yellow flowers of the golden shrimp plant. Turk's cap is considered a native plant, and it shares the same light and soil requirements as the golden shrimp plant.
  
  

Blue Shade

• Blue shade (Ruellia) is a flowering perennial ground cover that grows to 2 feet tall. It is also called 'wild petunia.' It has a long blooming period from spring to fall and reseeds freely throughout the garden. The purple flowers complement the yellow flowers of the golden shrimp plant. It can be planted in front of the golden shrimp plant as the shrimp plant grows taller than the blue shade. Both plants thrive under the same light conditions.
  
  

St. John's Wort

• St. John's wort (Hypericum spp.) is a blooming perennial that grows to 4 feet tall. It is a bushy plant with yellow flowers followed by interesting berries. St. John's wort grows in the same part shade location as the golden shrimp plant, but it should be planted in front of the taller growing golden shrimp plant. St. John's wort can be cut back several times during the season if needed. Pruning the shrimp plant during the growing season adversely affects bloom production.
  
  

Zinnia

• Zinnias (Zinnia elegans) are annual plants that produce a multitude of colorful flowers during the frost-free part of the year. The colorful round flowers stand out against the interesting and colorful golden shrimp plant flowers. There are many varieties of zinnias from which to choose. The larger types such as 'Benary's Giant' grow to 36 inches, while smaller varieties, such as 'Ruffles' grow to 20 inches; the 'Profusion' series grows to just 10 inches tall.