Mussaenda 'Dona Eva' - Red Mussaenda

Scientific name: Mussaenda 'Dona Eva'

Vernacular names:
Chinese name: 紅紙扇玉叶金花 (hong zhi shan yu ye jin hua - meaning red paper fan jade leaf gold flower)
Malay name: Janda Kaya

Family: Rubiaceae

Origin: Philippines

Category: Tropical Shrub

 Photo taken at: Fraser's Hill

How to grow :
Light : Full sun, but can tolerate partial shade
Soil : Rich loamy, but well-draining soil
Water : Regular
Prune : After flowering for a bushy and compact shape
Propagate : Softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings

Features : The most attractive features are the showy flowers which are composed of a small, tubular corolla with 5 orange-yellow petals and 5 greatly enlarged sepals (bracts) of pure white colour.

Ixora 'Thai King'

Scientific name: Ixora 'Thai King'

Common name: Thai King Ixora, Flame of Woods, Jungle Flame, Jungle Geranium, West Indian Jasmine
Malay name: bunga siantan, pokok pecah periuk, Jejarum/jarum-jarum

Family: Rubiaceae (coffee family)
Origin: Horticulture
 Category: Evergreen, ever-flowering woody shrubs.
 Photo taken at: Secret Garden of 1-Utama 

To be updated

How to grow : Light : Soil : Water : Prune : Propagate : Features :

Ixora 'Sunkist' - Sunkist Ixora

Scientific name: Ixora 'Sunkist'

Common names: Flame of Woods, Jungle Flame, Jungle Geranium, West Indian Jasmine
Malay name: bunga siantan, pokok pecah periuk, Jejarum/jarum-jarum

Family: Rubiaceae (coffee family)
Origin: Horticulture
 Category: Evergreen, ever-flowering woody shrubs.
Photo taken at: Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

To be updated

How to grow : Light : Soil : Water : Prune : Propagate : Features :

Ixora Javanica - Javan Ixora

Scientific name: Ixora Javanica

Common names: Javan Ixora, Flame of Woods, Jungle Flame, Jungle Geranium,
Malay names: bunga siantan, pokok pecah periuk, Jejarum/jarum-jarum

Family: Rubiaceae (coffee family)
Origin: Southeast Asia
 Category: Evergreen, ever-flowering woody shrubs.
 Photo taken at: Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

To be updated

How to grow : Light : Soil : Water : Prune : Propagate : Features :

Gardenia sp

Scientific name: Gardenia sp

Common name: Gardenia

Family: Rubiaceae

Origin: China

Category: Free-flowering Shrub

Photo taken at: Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

How to grow : Light : Soil : Water : Prune : Propagate : Features :

Hamelia patens - Firebush

Scientific name: Hamelia patens

Synonym: H. erecta

Common name: Fire Bush, Scarlet Bush

Family: Rubiaceae

Origin: Tropical America

Category: Flowering Shrub

Photo taken at: Rooftop Secret Garden of 1-Utama

Mussaenda philippica 'Aurorae' - White Mussaenda

Scientific name: Mussaenda philippica 'Aurorae'

Synonym: Mussaenda philippica 'Dona Aurora'

Common name: White Mussaenda, Virgin Tree, Buddha's Lamp, Tropical Dogwood

Family: Rubiaceae

Origin: Philippines

Category: Tropical shrub

Photo taken at: Selesa Hillhomes & Golf Resort, Kampung Bukit Tinggi, Pahang

It was named in honour of Dona Aurora Aragón-Quezón in 1938, wife of the former President of the Philippines; Manuel Luis Quezón. She was the First Lady of the Philippines from 1935 to 1944.

How to grow
Light : Full sun, but can tolerate partial shade
Soil : Rich loamy, but well-draining soil
Water : Regular
Prune : After flowering for a bushy and compact shape
Propagate : Softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings

Features : The most attractive features are the showy flowers which are composed of a small, tubular corolla with 5 orange-yellow petals and 5 greatly enlarged sepals (bracts) of pure white colour.

Further reading:
1. Tropical climate - John & Jacq's Garden
2. Temperate climate zone - University of Florida

Mussaenda 'Queen Sirikit'

Scientific name: Mussaenda  'Queen Sirikit'

Common name: Queen Sirikit Mussaenda or Peach Mussaenda

Malay name: Bunga janda Kaya Merah Muda (pink wealthy widow)

Family: Rubiaceae

Origin: Horticultural hybrid of M. philippica 'Dona Aurora' and M. erythrophylla

Photo taken at: The Secret Garden of 1-Utama

This hybrid is named in honour of Queen Sirikit of Thailand to commemorate her first visit to the Philippines in the 1970s.

Pseudomussaenda flava - Yellow Mussaenda flava

Scientific name: Pseudomussaenda flava

Synonyms: Mussaenda flava, , Mussaenda luteola, Mussaenda lutea, Mussaenda glabra

Common name: Dwarf Yellow Mussaenda, White Wings

Malay name: Bunga Janda Kaya Daun Puteri (wealthy widow princess leaf) or adap-adap

Family: Rubiaceae

Origin: Tropica Africa, Asia, Malaysia

Photo Taken at: The Secret Garden of 1-Utama

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