Botanical Name: Justicia spicigera Add
Common Name: Mexican Honeysuckle  
Plant photo of: Justicia spicigera
  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

Orange, Red

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Constant

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: George Hull MSN
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery
  • Description

  • Notes

Evergreen shrub with fuzzy 3" leaves. Flowers borne in clusters of bright orange to reddish orange and nearly year round in warmer areas, during warm months in colder. Can be rapid grower to 6' by 6', Mexico into S. America. Fairly drought tolerant but appreciates additional irrigation, well drained soil. Pruning will induce bushiness. Can become chlorotic with improper irrigation. Hummer attractor. Prefers light shade-full sun even reflected heat. Leaves velvety. Good under trees and canopies