Combretum aubletii (Monkey's brush)
Combretum aubletii (Monkey's brush) flower spike showing elongated orange stamens and deep red base tones
Botanical name: Combretum aubletii
Common name: Monkey's brush
Family: Combretaceae
Origin: S. America
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Combretums are very impressive plants, and this one is definitely one of the brightest of them. Powder-puff flowers are multi-colored: yellow, orange, and red. When in bloom, this vining shrub is all covered with them, looks like a fire. Can be trimmed as a shrub or grows as a vine with support when you let it go.
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Link to this plant:
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Monkey's brush. Combretums are very impressive plants, and this one is definitely one of the brightest of them. Powder-puff flowers are multi-colored: yellow, orange, and red. When in bloom, this vining shrub is all covered with them, looks like a fire. Can be trimmed as a shrub or grows as a vine with support when you let it go. See picture of the plant.
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Grown in
10"/3 gal pot
3 plants in stock
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