Green Shrimp plant
with White Peacock Anartia jatrophae butterfly eggs.

Malachite Siproeta stelenes butterfly
that uses Green Shrimp plant Blechum sp
for a host or larval food plant.

Botanical Name: Blechum brownei & Blechum .

Common Names: Green Shrimp

Plant type: Agressive groundcover

Light: Sun to shade

Size: From 1-2 feet tall

Water: Average

Soil: Average to rich andmoist

Propagation: Seed, layering, cuttings