Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures ( Shrubs ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
Golden Dew Drop, Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry (Duranta erecta), Verbenaceae Family, Texas native, shrub to small tree, perennial, blooms in July through fall

Golden Dewdrop is a fast grower and extremely beautiful. It has a is spreading and sometimes weeping growth habit. In addition to its beautiful blooms, cascades of golden fruit appear in clusters. Grown in full sun, the leaves may droop in very hot weather. It can tolerate morning sun with afternoon shade and very light shade. But, it blooms best in full sun. This plant is attractive to bees, hummingbirds, butterflies and birds.

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1320/index.html

Shown in December, there had been several light freezes in Zone 8b already. It was still blooming and did not exhibit any frost damage.