Summer colour downunder: Mussaenda philippica
By Bernieh
- 12 Dec, 2009
- 16 likes
This close-up shows the white bracts and the little yellow flower.
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Agree with Clarice...
12 Dec, 2009
It is so unusual and pretty!
12 Dec, 2009
Beautiful !
12 Dec, 2009
What a stunner!! This is gorgeous Bernieh, love those creamy white bracts....
12 Dec, 2009
Yes ... thanks everyone ... this is definitely one of my favourite shrubs! It's now around 3 metres tall and can be seen at the back of the screening bed in the courtyard - it's now tall enough that I can see it from the courtyard at last.
13 Dec, 2009
Wow amazing shrub Bernieh, haven't seen this before :-))))
13 Dec, 2009
Thanks Simbad - this one's definitely a tropical shrub ... the white one is not as common as the salmon pink though.
13 Dec, 2009
No good here then :- (((((((, I bet your 3 metre high shrub looks amazing covered in these white bracts :-)
13 Dec, 2009
It does look lovely Simbad - I posted a photo of part of it about a month ago ... but it's got even more blooms on it now.
13 Dec, 2009
Going to look for your picture now.
13 Dec, 2009
Totally agree Marguerite - perhaps because the pink is so common and you see it everywhere!
13 Dec, 2009
Bernieh:
I'm so envious! : > ) Love it!
I'm going to try one next year...
I hope my horrible water doesn't kill
it again.
17 Dec, 2009
I'll keep everything crossed for you! They are a great looking plant. Just drove by a mass planting of these on a traffic island yesterday ... all in bloom and looking wonderful.
17 Dec, 2009
Bernieh:
Thanks! I'll need everything crossed. lol!
You mentioned that these plants are
drought tolerant...I've never thought of them
as drought tolerant. Do you mean when they
are well-established?
17 Dec, 2009
Yes ... when they're fairly well established they survive the droughts here very, very well. As I mentioned above, they're used by our town council for street plantings ... that's a sure indication just how drought hardy they are.
17 Dec, 2009
Bernieh:
That's good information. I know some plants here when they're well established tolerate drought and look better than if they receive too much of our horrible water.
19 Dec, 2009
This plant would definitely be one of those Andy.
19 Dec, 2009
Bernieh:
I'll defintely try some this coming spring. : > )
19 Dec, 2009
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Oh wow its lovely...
12 Dec, 2009