Mussaenda 'Dona Luz'
Location: WAIMEA VALLEY Audubon center(Oaf Iland)- Location: WAIMEA VALLEY Audubon center(Oaf Iland)
- Location: WAIMEA VALLEY Audubon center(Oaf Iland)
- Flower nameMussaenda 'Dona Luz'
- Scientific nameMussaenda cv. dona luz
- Aliasムッサエンダ, Mussaenda, 緋衣崑崙花, Summer poinsettia, Mussaenda Dona Luz
- Place of originhorticultural variety
- Place of floweringSubtropical region, Horticultural species
- Flowering seasonMay, June, July, August, September, October
What is Mussaenda 'Dona Luz'
Mussaenda 'Dona Luz' (scientific name: Mussaenda cv. Dona Luz) is a horticultural variety native to New Guinea, Philippines, and was created from the non-cold-tolerant evergreen shrub "Mussaenda philippica" of the genus Ronaceae. The blossoms that look like large petals are bracts with altered calyx, Dona luz is a cultivar in which all five calyxes are hypertrophied, and the true flower is a small yellow funnel with five star-shaped tips. The flower name is a tribute to Mrs. Ramon Magsaysay, the seventh president of the Republic of the Philippines, also known as the Mussaenda cv. Magsaysay.
Generic name: Mussaenda, Scientific name: Mussaenda cv. Magsaysay, aka: Summer poinsettia,
Place of Origin: Horticultural Varieties, Tree Height: 1.5-3 m, Leaf Shape: Oval, Flower Color (Actually, Calyxia): Light Red , Sepal shape: oval, flower diameter (real flower): 1-1.5 cm, flowering period: May-October, use: park trees, street trees.
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyRubiaceae
- GenusMussaenda
- SpeciesM. cv. Dona Luz
- Type of flowerRadial symmetrical flower
- Array of flowerCompound scape inflorescence
- Petal shapeFunnel/trumpet shaped
- Leaf typeOval
- Edge of the leafEntire
- Life typenon-cold-tolerant evergreen shrub
- Flower colorsYellow
- Colors of the leavesGreen
- Fruit colorGreen
- Height150.0 ~ 300.0 cm
- Diameter of flower1.0 ~ 1.5 cm
