• Common name : Firecracker Bush/Trumpetellia/Hummingbird Flower
• Scientific name : Bouvardiaternifolia
• Family : Rubiaceae
• Native land : Mexico and Central America
Bouvardia is an evergreen flowering shrubby perennial. Bouvardia typically blooms between May and October, and can live up to 10 years. The plant grows up to 1.5 metres tall. The leaves are bright green and pointed. Bouvardia comes in the shades of white, pink, salmon, and red. Several species of bouvardia are grown as ornamental plants, both in the tropics and indoors as houseplants in temperate regions. It is used as remedy to treat patients who have been stung by scorpions.
