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Oct 6, 2014 12:38 PM CST
Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

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Definitely Mussaenda but I'm not real familiar with them since they don't grow this far north in the state so I don't know which species or cultivar that might be ... sure is a beauty though! If you aren't able to get an exact ID you can post your photo's at the general database entry here: Paper-Rose (Mussaenda) and if someone by chance recognizes it in the future it can be moved to the correct location.

Some photo's for comparison:

M. philippica: http://toptropicals.com/catalo...

M. erythrophylla: http://miami-dade.ifas.ufl.edu...

M. erythrophylla: http://mgonline.com/articles/m...
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