Viewing post #714278 by needrain

You are viewing a single post made by needrain in the thread called Mussaenda.
Image
Oct 9, 2014 9:55 AM CST
Name: Donald
Eastland county, Texas (Zone 8a)
Raises cows Enjoys or suffers hot summers Region: Texas Plant Identifier
Metrosideros said:Looks like the common Mussaenda erythrophylla.


LOL! That phrasing sounds funny to me. It's not common in my part of Texas. I've never seen it growing except for the one time in Costa Rica. When I've traveled to warmer, wetter climates I have found Bougainvilla to be commonly grown. But everything follows behind Lantana. I've never traveled anywhere that didn't have a spot of it growing somewhere. I think I was most surprised to see it growing in a street median in Cairo. In your location, I'm sure it may be common. You get to see a lot of beautiful tropical plants, I expect.
Donald

« Return to the thread "Mussaenda"
« Return to Plant ID forum
« Return to the Garden.org homepage

Member Login:

( No account? Join now! )

Today's site banner is by Visual_Botanics and is called "Bees and Butterflies"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.