Mussaenda marmelada

This variety is extremely rare and has orange flowers.

Mussaendas are tropical shrubs or sub-shrubs that will grow to 10ft tall in tropical areas, but more likely will reach 1-3ft tall in containers. Clusters (corymbs) of small, tubular flowers with five spreading lobes bloom in summer, however it is the large and colorful, ovate, leaf-like sepals (to 3" long) that provide the real ornamental display. Some individual flowers in each cluster will develop a single enlarged sepal. Winter hardy to USDA Zones 9-11. Use a well-draining potting mix and keep soils consistently moist. Grow in full sun to part shade. Best bract/sepal color in full sun, but plants also appreciate some mid-day filtered sun in hot climates. Bring containers indoors in fall when night temperatures start dropping into the 50s. Overwinter in a greenhouse or a warm sun room. Cuttings may be taken in late summer for overwintering. No serious insect or disease problems. Watch for spider mites and whiteflies on indoor plants.

Similar plants:

• Duperrea pavettifolia, Ixora pavettifolia, Mussaenda pavettifolia (West Indian Jasmine)
• Mussaenda Dona Evangelina (Mussaenda)
• Mussaenda erythrophylla (Ashanti Blood, Red Flag Bush, Tropical Dogwood )
• Mussaenda frondosa (Schizomussaenda)
• Mussaenda philippica (Mussaenda)
• Mussaenda philippica Dona Aurora (Mussaenda)
• Mussaenda philippica Queen Sirikit (Mussaenda Queen Sirikit, Peach Mussaenda)
• Mussaenda philippica x flava (Calcutta Sunset, Marmelade)
• Mussaenda sp. (Mussaenda)
• Pseudomussaenda flava, Mussaenda lutea, Mussaenda luteola, Mussaenda glabra, Mussaenda incana (Dwarf Yellow Mussaenda)