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Panama Rose

Arachnothryx leucophylla

In Singapore: Bush Pentas, Panama Rose, Rondeletia (Grown in Singapore)

Arachnothryx leucophylla is a Mexican shrub in the coffee family, related to the closely similar Arachnothryx calycosa, a woody evergreen typically 1 to 3 metres tall with pink tubular flowers. Give it a warm, bright spot and well-drained soil, and it will be a fairly easy, showy shrub in frost-free climates.

Family

Rubiaceae (Coffee family)

Grows as

Shrub

Light

Bright indirect, Part shade

Water

Water regularly in the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.

Soil

Well-drained, fertile potting mix or garden loam.

Temperature

18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C

How easy

Moderate

Native range

Mexico

Climate

seasonally dry tropical

[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arachnothryx leucophylla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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