About Weeping Mary
Russelia equisetiformis, the fountainbush, firecracker plant, coral plant, coral fountain, coralblow or fountain plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. This weeping subshrub is native to Mexico and Guatemala. The Latin specific epithet equisetiformis implies the plant has a form "like/similar to Equisetum"—i.e., 'horsetail', 'horsetail rush/fern'—a genus which Russelia is only distantly related to (and which is not a true fern genera).
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Russelia equisetiformis
- Genus
- Russelia
- Family
- SCROPHULARIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- Mexico
- Distribution
- Widely cultivated
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Weeping Mary belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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