Mazhar Botanic Garden

Mussaenda lutea (Verdc.) Bakh.f.

Yellow Mussaenda

Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Mussaenda
Species: lutea
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000825
Common name: Yellow Mussaenda
English name: Dwarf yellow Mussaenda
Native: Tropical Africa, Asia, and Malaysia
Country: Tropical africa
(PGR): Rare

Small shrub grow up to 3 m tall leaves oblong to lanceolate, 4-9 cm long, 15-3 cm wide flowers salverform cream, yellow, star shaped blooms are surrounded by creamy yellow or white bracts

Landscape small gardens. Ornamental flowers.

new: Pseudomussaenda flava, Mussaenda flava, Mussaenda glabra

.
Texture: Adaptable
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Mediterranean Subtropics
Lights: Light shade Sun Exposure
Propagation: Cuttings
Flowering time: Spring - summer
Zone: 9a : 10a
pH range: 7.0
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Landscape Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen shrub
pH: Neutral

The information in this website has been compiled from reliable sources, such as reference works on medicinal plants. It is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment and Mazhar Botanic Garden does not purport to provide any medical advice. Readers should always consult his/her physician before using or consuming a plant for medicinal purposes.