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Rondeletia leucophylla |
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| Common name |
Panama rose; bush penta |
| Family |
rubiaceae |
| Life cycle |
tender shrub (Z9-11) |
| Flowers |
red-pink |
| Size |
to 15' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
well drained soil |
Evergreen plant native to Mexico. Its rose-red flowers are sweetly fragrant, especially in the evening. Flowers appear mostly on short days, in winter and early spring. Although it may grow as high as 15 feet in its tropical habitat, it won't reach that height in our zone 8 garden, where it is likely to be killed or suffer severe setback in the bit of freezing weather we're likely to encounter in winter. In any case, Panama rose may be pruned to maintain a suitable landscape size, typically 3-5 ft – pruning is best done in late spring, after flowering. It can be cut back by as much as two thirds.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
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