Mussaenda 'Dona Luz'

Mussaenda cv. dona luz

  • Mussaenda 'Dona Luz'
  • Mussaenda 'Dona Luz'
  • Mussaenda 'Dona Luz'
  • Mussaenda 'Dona Luz'
  • Mussaenda 'Dona Luz'
  • Mussaenda 'Dona Luz'
  • Flower name
    Mussaenda 'Dona Luz'
  • Scientific name
    Mussaenda 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.


  • Order
    Gentianales
  • Family
    Rubiaceae
  • Genus
    Mussaenda
  • Species
    M. cv. Dona Luz
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Compound scape inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Funnel/trumpet shaped
  • Leaf type
    Oval
  • Edge of the leaf
    Entire
  • 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

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