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Mussaenda or red flag bush

Mussaenda erythrophylla Schumach. & Thonn.

Habitat:

at the houston butterfly center. native to tropical west africa

Notes:

http://www.eol.org/pages/29263

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4 Comments

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

well...it is not growing in my yard...so I am not going to be able...sorry dan

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Mussaenda is a genus of plants. It might not be Mussaenda, its just the red leaves around the flower really reminds me of them.Can you add the flower to this spotting once it blooms?

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

i have a mussenda plant at garden but it does not bloom like this one. is mussenda a family group name?

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

I think Mussaenda, check out my spotting.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/652...

SusanEllison
Spotted by
SusanEllison

Houston, Texas, USA

Spotted on Jun 17, 2011
Submitted on Jun 18, 2011

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