How to tend a Duranta erecta

Also known as: Duranta plumieri var. ellisiae (Jacq.) F.M.Bailey, Duranta plumieri var. normalis F.M.Bailey, Duranta plumieri f. variegata F.M.Bailey, Duranta repens var. alba Domin, Duranta repens var. ellisia (F.M.Bailey) Domin, Duranta repens f. variegata (F.M.Bailey) Domin, Duranta erecta var. alba (Mast.) Caro, Duranta plumieri var. glabra Hieron. ex Niederl., Duranta repens f. acuta (L.) Kuntze, Duranta repens var. multidentata Kuntze, Duranta repens f. glabrifolia Kuntze, Duranta angustifolia Salisb., Duranta brachypoda Tod., Duranta dentata Pers., Duranta ellisiae Jacq., Duranta erecta var. grandiflora (Moldenke) Caro, Duranta inermis L., Duranta integrifolia Tod., Duranta latifolia Salisb., Duranta macrodonta Moldenke, Duranta microphylla Willd., Duranta plumieri Jacq., Duranta plumieri var. alba Mast., Duranta plumieri var. strigillosa Schauer, Duranta racemosa Mill., Duranta repens L., Duranta repens f. acuminata Kuntze, Duranta repens f. alba (Mast.) Moldenke, Duranta repens var. ellisiae (Jacq.) R.R.Fernandez, Duranta repens f. grandiflora (Moldenke) Moldenke, Duranta repens var. grandiflora Moldenke, Duranta repens f. integrifolia (Tod.) Moldenke, Duranta repens f. microphylla (Desf.) Moldenke, Duranta repens var. microphylla (Desf.) Moldenke, Duranta repens var. mutisii Kuntze, Duranta repens f. obtusifolia Kuntze, Duranta repens var. paucidentata Kuntze, Duranta repens var. serrata Moldenke, Duranta repens f. serrata (Moldenke) Moldenke, Duranta repens f. variegata (L.H.Bailey) Moldenke, Duranta repens var. variegata L.H.Bailey, Duranta repens f. vestita Kuntze, Duranta serratifolia var. variegata Moldenke, Duranta spinosa Mill., Duranta turbinata Tod., Ellisia acuta L., Duranta plumieri var. ellisia (Jacq.) F.M.Bailey, Duranta microphylla Desf., Duranta erecta var. erecta , Duranta baumgartenii K.Koch, Duranta repens var. normalis (F.M.Bailey) Domin, Duranta repens var. vestita Kuntze, Duranta ellisia Jacq., Duranta baumgartii Hibberd, Duranta repens f. alba (Mast.) Matuda, Duranta repens var. ellisia (Jacq.) R.R.Fernandez, Duranta repens var. alba (Mast.) L.H.Bailey, Duranta rostrata Pasq.

Watering

Water thoroughly when soil is dry, reduce watering in winter

Sunlight

Likes light, slight shade tolerance, in summer use half shade for better care

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly in spring

Pruning

Remove old, diseased and dead leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
China
Category
Oleaceae, Forsythia
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 15 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period March-April, viewing period 3-4 weeks
Flower colors
golden yellow
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