Tropical Zone Gardening: ID needed

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Author Content Omar_Cardozo Panama Panama August 30, 2009 09:27 PM Post #7006461 I have a plant from long time ago, and can't find the name; any help willl be appreciated. Click the image for an enlarged view. Dutchlady1 Naples, FL (Zone 10a) August 30, 2009 09:59 PM Post #7006613 It might be a Mussaenda - can you post a close up picture of the blooms? Metrosideros Keaau, HI August 31, 2009 07:01 PM Post #7010015 Yes, looks a lot like Mussaenda philippica. Need to see a close-up to be sure. Omar_Cardozo Panama Panama September 01, 2009 12:07 AM Post #7011413 Thankyou. As you tought, is a mussaenda. My gardener do well pruning the plant, and it really keep flowering all year round. Thanks again. Click the image for an enlarged view. Metrosideros Keaau, HI September 01, 2009 12:13 AM Post #7011437 Definitely Mussaenda philippica. tropicbreeze noonamah Australia September 01, 2009 04:29 AM Post #7011863 I've got that one but I'd forgotten its name. It doesn't grow as well for me as some of the other larger leafed ones. But it is crowded out a bit, especially overhead.

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