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Dwarf
Mussaenda,
White
Mussaenda
Mussaenda glabra
Vahl
moose-END-ah GLAY-bra
Rubiaceae
Explanation
of name:
Glabra means hairless.
Natural
range:
India to Malaysia (GRI)
Recognition:
A usually small species with glabrous (or nearly so) stems, leaves, and expanded
sepal; small lanceolate calyx lobes; expanded sepal white, and the corolla
orange to red.
The small,
white-flagged mussaendas (and pseudomussaendas) with yellowish corollas form a
confusing complex of similar species and cultivars, with names and
identifications applied inconsistently and sometimes inaccurately. This complex
is sorted out in the
General
Discussion
of Mussaenda.
Landscape
uses:
Small, sun-loving shrubs useful for massing, for borders, and for other
situations where small, flowering shrubs might serve.
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Botanical |
English |
FL native |
Growth form
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Flowering season
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Typical dimensions
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Suggested spacing |
Cultural conditions
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Problems |
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Mussaenda glabra |
Dwarf Mussaenda |
Exotic; Tropical Africa, Asia, Malaysia* |
Shrub |
SP-FA (DAV, MCL) |
Usually <3’
(MCL) |
4’
(PBCC) |
SU (with some protection)
ME
Irrigated
Not DT
RS
AC
(PBCC, MCL, DAV); some ST* |
ND on alkaline soil
(MCL) |
*(floridagardner.com 2/29/04 update)
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