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Vesalea floribunda

Species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vesalea floribunda
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Vesalea floribunda, also known as Mexican abelia,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae. It is a shrub native to southern Mexico, ranging from central Veracruz to northern Oaxaca and southeastern Chiapas.[1]

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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.

Its natural habitat is mixed pine and oak forests and on rocky outcrops at 2,000 to 3,000 m (6,600 to 9,800 ft) elevation.[2]

Two varieties are accepted.[1]

  • Vesalea floribunda var. floribunda (synonyms Abelia hirsuta (M.Martens & Galeotti) Walp. and Abelia speciosa Decne.) – central Veracruz to northern Oaxaca and southeastern Chiapas
  • Vesalea floribunda var. foliacea (Villarreal) Landrein – southeastern Chiapas

Though hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F), it prefers a sheltered location, for instance against a south-facing stone wall.[2]

It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]

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