Linnaea floribunda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Linnaea
Species:
L. floribunda
Binomial name
Linnaea floribunda
Synonyms[3]
  • Vesalea floribunda Martens & Galeotti
  • Abelia floribunda (M.Mart. & Galeotti) Decaisne
  • Abelia speciosa Decaisne
  • Vesalea hirsuta Martens & Galeotti

Linnaea floribunda, also known as Mexican abelia,[4] is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, native to Mexico.[1][3]

Growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall and broad, it is a semi-evergreen or evergreen shrub with shiny ovate leaves and clusters of tubular cerise flowers to 5 cm (2.0 in) long. The flowers bloom year-round (in the wild) except in the spring. It fruits (produces a seed pod) year-round (in the wild) except May and June.

Though hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F), it prefers a sheltered location, for instance against a south-facing stone wall.[4]

Under its other name Vesalea floribunda,[4] it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[5][6]

It the wild in Mexico, its natural habitat is mixed Pine and oak forests and on rocky outcrops. Growing up to altitudes of between 2,000 to 3,000 m (6,600 to 9,800 ft) above sea level.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Linnaea floribunda (Decne.) A.Braun & Vatke". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Linnaea floribunda (Decne.) A.Braun & Vatke". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Christenhusz, Maarten J.M. (2013). "Twins are not alone: a recircumscription of Linnaea (Caprifoliaceae)". Phytotaxa. pp. 25–32. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.125.1.4.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Vesalea floribunda - Trees and Shrubs Online". treesandshrubsonline.org. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Vesalea floribunda". www.rhs.org. RHS. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 107. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
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