Justicia spicigera Schltdl. Mexican honeysuckle, mohintli, firecracker bush, orange plume flower
Mexican honeysuckle is native to Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua. Here is a comparison of Mexican honeysuckle and several "true" honeysuckles. |
4/10/2015 · Naples Botanical Garden, Naples, Florida |
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Lonicera fragrantissima |
Lonicera japonica |
Lonicera sempervirens |
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Plant | Shrubs are 3-9½' (1-3 m) around | A vine up to 16' (5 m) in size. Young stems are reddish- or light-brown, while older stems are hollow, with peeling bark | Trumpet honeysuckle is a twining vine 3-20' (91-609 cm) long, depending upon what it has to climb over. Bark is orange-brown, and peeling. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flowers | Blooms are a creamy white color, in pairs, appearing in March-April, and very fragrant, with a lemony smell | Flowers are white, showy, fragrant, about 1" (2.5 cm) in size. They fade to a yellow color, so the vine appears to have white and yellow flowers | In clusters of 2-4, each red or orange with yellow interiors, 1-2" (2.5-5 cm) long, trumpet-shaped. They appear from April to July. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leaves | Leaves are opposite, roughly oval, with smooth edges | Leaves are opposite, roughly oval-shaped, with smooth edges. Younger leaves may have lobes | Roughly oval in shape, opposite, bluish green, and 1-3" (2.5-7.6 cm) long. Leaves at the base of flowers are fused at the base. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fruit | Orange to red berries up to ⅜" (1 cm) across | Black, about ⅛" (3.2 mm) around | Berries are orange-red to deep red in color | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type | Wild | Wild | Wild | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Identification: Mexican honeysuckle is an evergreen shrub 3-4' (91-121 cm) high and 4-6' (1.2-1.8 m) around. Leaves are roughly oval, soft and velvety, up to 3" (7.6 cm) long. Flowers are bright orange, tubular in shape, and attractive to hummingbirds.
Online References:
as Compiled by the Master Gardeners of the University of Arizona Pima County Cooperative Extension
Chris A. Martin's site at Arizona State University
SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network
Justicia spicigera description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 16 Sep 2020.
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4/12/2015 · Biscayne National Park, Florida City, Florida
≈ 7 × 4½" (17 × 11 cm)
4/12/2015 · Biscayne National Park, Florida City, Florida
≈ 6 × 4½" (14 × 11 cm)
5/25/2009 · Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona
≈ 4 × 3" (10 × 8 cm)
4/12/2015 · Biscayne National Park, Florida City, Florida
≈ 8 × 5" (19 × 12 cm)
4/12/2015 · Biscayne National Park, Florida City, Florida
≈ 9 × 6" (22 × 15 cm)
4/10/2015 · Naples Botanical Garden, Naples, Florida
≈ 24 × 16" (59 × 39 cm)
Range: Zones 9-10: