Mussaenda philippica x flava

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This mussaenda is a hybrid between M. philippicca Dona Luz x M. flava and is named in resemblance a brilliant sunset of yellow peachy colors. It is a patented shrub raised from seed in 1995 in a nursery in Alipore, India. This shrub is very hardy and vigorous - the result of having P. flava in its breeding. It is very vigorous hybrid that grows quickly to 7 to 9 feet. The shrub is covered with showy yellow and salmon deepening to yellow and orange sepals. They are smaller than many other hybrids, but they are very showy on the bush. In Australia this plant has been rebranded as Mussaenda 'Calcutta Gold'.

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 marmelada (Marmelade Mussaenda)
• Mussaenda philippica (Mussaenda)
• Mussaenda philippica Dona Aurora (Mussaenda)
• Mussaenda philippica Queen Sirikit (Mussaenda Queen Sirikit, Peach Mussaenda)
• Mussaenda sp. (Mussaenda)
• Pseudomussaenda flava, Mussaenda lutea, Mussaenda luteola, Mussaenda glabra, Mussaenda incana (Dwarf Yellow Mussaenda)