Crusea (Rubiaceae) BSWJ10254

coccinea

From a family of plants seldom seen as hardy, a low growing creeping woodlander with fresh green small ribbed leaves on slender rooting reddish stems. Bearing bright red long trumpet-flowers in axillary clusters for months during the summer. One of our collections gathered from the high mountain forests of Oaxaca southern Mexico in 2004. Easily grown in full to part shade in a freely drained soil with some humus for moisture retention, or in a container.