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Scientific Name: | Manettia luteorubra |
Common Name: | Brazilian firecracker, candy corn vine |
Family Name: | Rubiaceae |
Origin: | South America |
Hardiness Zone: | Zone 11: (above 4 °C) |
Plant Type: | Annual (grown as), Vine or climber |
Mature Size: | 2 - 3m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
Habit: | Upright |
Form: | Oval - vertical |
Texture: | Medium - coarse |
Landscape Uses: | Attract birds, Attract butterflies, Container planting, Summer interest |
Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
Leaves: | Simple, Opposite, Lustrous, Pubescent, Elliptic, Lanceolate, Ovate, Entire |
Flowers: | Panicle, Yellow, Red, Jul-Aug-Sep |
Fruit: | Capsule, Green, Brown, Sep-Oct |
Key ID Features: | |
Leaves opposite, glossy, about 2cm long; flower tubular, yellow and red (resemble corn candy). |