Mussaenda philippica 'Doña Luz' - Tropical Doña Luz Mussaenda

Looks very healthy............

Milky:

Thanks! This shrub is in the Rubiaceae (coffee) family and it is very sensitive to our hard water. Like my coffee tree, which has many brown-tipped leaves....this plant will suffer and eventually die from major brown-tipping if watered with San Diego's hard water.

Yahooo!!! Looking good ... how lucky to get the rain water barrels topped up as well! You've obviously found what the plant loves ... and it looks like the first coloured bracts are not all that far away.

Bernieh:

Thanks! I'm looking forward to seeing all the flower bracts maturing soon...as every tip has a flower bract. : > )

I'm so happy I have this plant again! It's been over 8 years since my other plant died. I'm hoping that it will continue to grow fairly quickly for the next couple of months at least. Next year I'll have to find the perfect spot outside in the ground where it gets enough sun...but not too much where it'll burn. : > )