About Duranta

Duranta

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Skyflower

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, Rocky areas, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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12% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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27% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seperation

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

slow-release fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects, Mealybugs, Nematodes

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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43% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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8% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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7% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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3% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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55% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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14% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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12% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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4% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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28% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Bugs, Insects

5.12 Allergy

drowsiness, Nausea, Stomach pain, Toxic, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bonsai, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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50% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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34% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DURANTA

7.2 Common Name

Golden Dewdrop, Pigeon berry

7.2.1 In Hindi

Duranta

7.2.2 In German

Duranta

7.2.3 In French

Duranta

7.2.4 In Spanish

Duranta

7.2.5 In Greek

Duranta

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Duranta

7.2.7 In Polish

Duranta

7.2.8 In Latin

Duranta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Verbenaceae

8.6 Genus

Duranta

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Duranta

Want to know the properties of Duranta? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Duranta is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are drowsiness, Nausea, Stomach pain, Toxic and Vomiting. Duranta Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: No Medicinal Use
Part of plant used: Fruits

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Broadleaf Evergreen

Duranta Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Duranta. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Duranta physical information is as follows: Not Available tall and Not Available wide. Its leaf shape is Small elliptic. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White, Lavender and Blue Violet
Leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Duranta

Taking Duranta Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Duranta include pruning, which should be done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Duranta

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Duranta is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Duranta is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Skyflower. This plant's habitat is Coastal Regions, Rocky areas and Sandy areas and it comes in the hardiness zone 9-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.