Lollipop Plant Stock Photo

Pachystachys lutea is a popular landscape plant in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. The plant's long-throated, short-lived white flowers emerge sequentially from overlapping bright yellow bracts. A bract is a modified leaf. Some bracts are brightly colored and serve the function of attracting pollinators. Others protect flowers as they emerge. Bracts are often different from foliage leaves. They may be smaller, larger, or of a different color, shape, or texture. Typically, they also look different from the parts of the flower, such as the petals or sepals.