Botanical Name: Duranta erecta (D. repens)
Common Name: Sky flower, Golden dewdrop, Pigeon berry Type of Plant: dicot: shrub Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape erect to widely spreading, rapidly growing up and out, forms an open, rather rangy canopy if unpruned, tends to grow in a somewhat clumping fashion Height 10-25' Spread 10-25' Growth Rate rapid Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade Soil prefers moist loam, tolerates poorer soil Hardiness some frost (zones 13, 16, 17-24) thrives in warm locations Morphology: Leaves pinnate, opposite-whorled, obovate-oblong-somewhat round, 1/2-2" long, bright green, entire to serrate margins Flowers blue, funnel shaped, 1/2-3/4" long, loose, open racemes or panicles, April through August Fruit yellow-gold berry, round, 1/4-1/2" broad Propagation: seed, semihardwood cuttings Usage: fast growing background shrub or large screen for the flower and fruit display, can be trained into espalier or tree form Landscape Care: Watering regular watering preferred; tolerates heavy watering in well drained soil Fertilizing balanced in spring and summer Pruning to shape desired, best if allowed to be open and loose Pests/Diseases relatively free Special Conditions/Other Origin: Brazil Family: Verbenaceae Notes: |
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