Russelia sp. 'Tamazunchale'
Category: Sun Perennials
Family: Plantaginaceae
Origin: Mexico
Evergreen: no
Flower Color: coral and white
Bloom Time: summer to freeze
Height: 6 ft
Width: 3 ft
Exposure: part sun
Irrigation: low to medium
Cold Hardiness: 10 F
Description: Deeply fluted long stems adorned at the nodes with large (for Russelia) tubular oval flowers. Looks like a tropical but is definitely cold hardy -- collected by Carl Schoenfeld and Wade Roitsch in Tamazunchale, Mexico. Best to protect it with mulch below 15 F.
Family: Plantaginaceae
Origin: Mexico
Evergreen: no
Flower Color: coral and white
Bloom Time: summer to freeze
Height: 6 ft
Width: 3 ft
Exposure: part sun
Irrigation: low to medium
Cold Hardiness: 10 F
Description: Deeply fluted long stems adorned at the nodes with large (for Russelia) tubular oval flowers. Looks like a tropical but is definitely cold hardy -- collected by Carl Schoenfeld and Wade Roitsch in Tamazunchale, Mexico. Best to protect it with mulch below 15 F.
