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Russelia equisetiformis 'Yellow Gold'

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Russelia equisetiformis 'Yellow Gold'

Family Name: Scrophulariaceae
Synonyms: Russelia equisetiformis 'Lemon Falls'
Common Name: Firecracker Plant, Fountain Bush, 爆仗竹

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Classifications and Characteristics

Plant Division Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon)
Plant Growth Form Herbaceous Plant
Mode of Nutrition Autotrophic
Plant Shape Irregular
Maximum Height 0.9 m to 1.5 m
Maximum Plant Spread / Crown Width 0.9 m to 3 m

Biogeography

Native Habitat Terrestrial
Preferred Climate Zone Tropical
Local Conservation Status Non-native

Description and Ethnobotany

Growth Form Multi-branched subshrub, able to grow up to about 1 - 1.5 m tall and with a spread of 2 - 4 m wide.
Foliage Leaves are reduced to small scale-like leaflets, bright green, ovate to elliptic.
Stems Branches start out erect and bend over as they grow longer, giving it a weeping form.
Flowers Slender, light yellow, tubular flowers measuring about 2.5 cm long, borne on the tip of branches resembling firecrackers, usually in 1 - 3 flowered clusters.
Etymology Genus Russelia is named after Dr Alexander Russell (1715 - 1768), a Scottish naturalist and author of Natural History of Aleppo russellianus. Species equisetiformis refers to the plant having a horsetail like habit.

Landscaping Features

Desirable Plant Features Ornamental Flowers
Landscape Uses Container Planting, Suitable for Hanging Baskets, Vertical Greenery / Green Wall
Thematic Landscaping Golden Garden, Naturalistic Garden

Fauna, Pollination and Dispersal

Fauna Pollination Dispersal Associated Fauna Bird-Attracting
Pollination Method(s) Biotic (Fauna) (Vertebrates (Bird))

Plant Care and Propagation

Light Preference Full Sun
Water Preference Little Water

Foliar

Foliage Retention Evergreen
Mature Foliage Colour(s) Green
Foliar Modification Scale-like
Foliar Arrangement Along Stem Opposite
Leaf Area Index (LAI) for Green Plot Ratio 4.5 (Shrub & Groundcover - Dicot)

Non - Foliar and Storage

Stem Type & Modification Herbaceous
Root Type Underground (Fibrous Root)

Floral (Angiosperm)

Flower & Plant Sexuality Bisexual Flowers
Flower Colour(s) Yellow / Golden
Individual Flower Shape Tubular
Flowering Habit Polycarpic

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Master ID 1115
Species ID 2408
Flora Disclaimer The information in this website has been compiled from reliable sources, such as reference works on medicinal plants. It is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment and NParks does not purport to provide any medical advice. Readers should always consult his/her physician before using or consuming a plant for medicinal purposes.
Species record last updated on: 19 April 2022.
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