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Duranta repens

Golden Dewdrop, Sky-Flower, Pigeonberry, Pingo de oro

This multitrunk shrub has a round weeping shape, light blue flowers, and yellow berries making it a uniquely beautiful addition to a garden.Good hedge for privacy.

Plant Characteristics

Dimensions at Maturity
  • Height: 8 to 15 ft
  • Spread: 10 to 15 ft

Leaves

Leaf arrangement: whorled 
Leaf type: simple 
Leaf margin: serrate 
Leaf shape: ovate 
Leaf venation: brachidodrome; pinnate&

Fruit
round yellow, .5 inches

Flowers
fragrant pale blue flowers  attract butterflies 

Additional Information

Care Instructions
Does not do well in salty soil. Soil tolerances: slightly alkaline; clay; sand; acidic; loam

Grow in part sun and part shade.  

Aesthetic Combinations
Its weeping leaf structure makes it great for walls and areas that need plants hanging down. Good hedge.  

References

http://nassau.ifas.ufl.edu/horticulture/demogarden/printables/Duranta.pdf?

Tags
evergreen, flower, drought tolerant, fragrant

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