1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Shrub
1.3 Origin
Mexico
1.4 Types
Pink cestrum, Red cestrum, Purple cestrum
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
gardens, High elevation, Roadsides
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-10
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
300.00 cm
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3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
300.00 cm
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0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Magenta, Crimson, Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Red
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Ovate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
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
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CESTRUM elegans
7.2 Common Name
Crimson cestrum, Elegant poison-berry, Purple cestrum, Red cestrum
7.2.1 In Hindi
Butterfly Flower plant
7.2.2 In German
Schmetterlings-Blumen- Anlage
7.2.3 In French
usine de fleur de papillon
7.2.4 In Spanish
planta de la flor de mariposa
7.2.5 In Greek
φυτό Πεταλούδα λουλούδι
7.2.6 In Portuguese
planta de flor de borboleta
7.2.7 In Polish
Motyl Kwiat roślin
7.2.8 In Latin
Flos plantae Gloria
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Solanales
8.5 Family
Solanaceae
8.6 Genus
Cestrum
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Cestreae
8.9 Subfamily
Browallioideae
8.10 Number of Species