''Linnaea floribunda'', also known as Mexican abelia, is a species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, native to Mexico. Growing to tall and broad, it is a semi-evergreen or evergreen shrub with shiny ovate leaves and clusters of tubular cerise flowers to long. The flowers bloom year-round (in the wild) except in the spring. It fruits (produces a seed pod) year-round (in the wild) except May and June. Though hardy down to , it prefers a sheltered location, for instance against a south-facing stone wall. Under its other name ''Vesalea floribunda'', it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s

Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. History The Award of Garden Merit ...

. It the wild in Mexico, its natural habitat is mixed Pine and oak forests and on rocky outcrops. Growing up to altitudes of between above sea level. Abelia floribunda (18150506772).jpg Abelia floribunda (17531456554).jpg

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Caprifoliaceae Taxa named by Joseph Decaisne Taxa named by Alexander Braun Taxa named by Georg Carl Wilhelm Vatke Flora of Mexico {{Dipsacales-stub