Mazhar Botanic Garden

Justicia specigera Schltdl.

firecracker bush

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001260
Common name: Firecracker bush
English name: Mexican honey suckle,
Native: Costa rica, Salvador,Mexico
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Common

Evergreen shrub or perennial grows up to 1-3 m leaves ovate, bright green and slightly fuzz flowers tubular orange

ornamental hedges and shrub. traditional medicinal. used as a tea to treat anemia, diabetes.

Jacobinia ghiesbreghtii Lem

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Texture: Clay Loam Moist Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: None
Water Sources: Well water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Cuttings
Flowering time: Spring- summer
Zone: 8 : 11
Status: Common
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Evergreen Shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Local market
Plant Uses: Hedge Landscape Ornamental Traditional medicine
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen shrub

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