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Image of the butterfly and
bird attractor,
Duranta erecta or Golden
Dewdrop or Honey Drops or Pigeon Berry or Brazilian Skyflower plant
This picture shows the lovely violet blooms of the
butterfly attractor, Duranta erecta
or Golden Dewdrop |
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Duranta erecta
(Golden
Dewdrop, Honey Drops, Pigeon Berry, Brazilian Skyflower) |
Origin: USA-Brazil
Family: Verbenaceae
Light:
Light
shade-full sun
Height: Up to 15'
Spread: 10'
Blooms:
Fragrant, blue, vanilla-scented
Foliage:
Lush, light green, short
Soil: Well-drained
Water: Keep moist
Fertilizer: Complete, soluble
Propagation:
Seeds, cuttings
Caution: Plant is thorny, wear gloves. Berries are
poisonous, do not eat
Uses: Specimen, hedges, ornamental, landscaping, indoors, container, hanging
basket
Insects / Diseases: Watch out for nemetodes, catterpillars and
scale insects
Comments: Duranta
erecta or Golden
Dewdrop or Honey Drops or Pigeon Berry or Brazilian Skyflower is an attractive
thorny shrub with flowers that turn into golden colored berries.
These berries hang gracefully
from its branches. Protect
Duranta erecta from cold.
The exotic looking blooms of
Golden Dewdrop attract
many butterflies and the songbirds and pigeons have a fiesta with the
seeds.
Trim Pigeon Berry for bushiness.
Brazilian Skyflower is an excellent plant to have in the part-shade
perennial landscape.
Its delightful sweet blue flowers attract many passerbys. Duranta
erecta makes wonderful hedge plants or grow one in your favorite
container to enhance the look of your patio or deck and place it where
you can enjoy its fragrance.
USDA Hardiness Zones : 8b-11 |
