The flower is known as the Shrimp Plant (Justicia brandegeeana). It gets its name because the bracts (the colourful leaf-like structures) resemble the overlapping segments of a cooked shrimp.

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The flower is known as the Shrimp Plant (Justicia brandegeeana). It gets its name because the bracts (the colourful leaf-like structures) resemble the overlapping segments of a cooked shrimp.
I have never seen this before, beautiful colours.
It does look like a shrimp, doesn’t it?
Haha yes I guess it does.