I just love this shrub.
Duranta blooming all winter.
Is that a datura?? It's beautiful but it sure doesn't look like mine.
Molly, nope, it is Duranta erecta. http://roger.jouet.free.fr/base/photosjuillet2003/duranta.jpg
Geesh, I'm dyslexic. I see that now. LOL Thanks Mitjo
:^)
Molly
Molly, they grow into large shrubs here. It's darker purple than the ones I've seen before.
Sure is a pretty color.
Very pretty. I need one!!!!!!!
Your my kind of gardener Hummer_Nut....I NEED one too :-)
Seems I never simply WANT a plant I either NEED it or I don't LOL
Thanks for posting such a beautiful pic Calalily, now I have to go find this shrub....cause I NEED one :-)
Hummer and riker, I will try to start some cuttings. I'm not sure how easy or hard they are to root, but I'll give it a shot.
From what I read it should be easy. It want grow into a tree here, but will act like a perennial.
Oh yea! Thanks Calalily! Please check my meager trade list and let me know if there is anything you'd like in trade.
Calalily, do you think you can spare a clipping for me? Those are really gorgeous!
Molly
http://www.emilycompost.com/duranta.htm Propagation is done by seed (golden outer skin) or by rooting semi-ripe cuttings in the summer. You can also propagate by layering in the springtime.
I will start a bunch. I think it does have seed now, I will check to see if they are ripe, wonder if they come true from seed? Since we don't have winter, wonder if cuttings would root now? I'm going to take a bunch this weekend, will let y'all know how they do.
That so beautiful if it work rooting if not then if has seeds, I would love to have and will pay you postage.
Susie:
I recently purchased two of these from the Home Depot and they currently have flowers and the yellow fruits. How can I tell when the seeds are ripe?
Delecie, I'm not sure. Maybe MaVie or someone will know how to tell when they are ripe. Mine has the little berries on it too, they are yellow.
dang.....I like that one....
Me too Karyn, but I'm sure it is a tropical that I can't raise here. Love the color of the blooms.
Hummer and Riker, I was at a nursery about 30-40 miles north of here and found rooted plants in little pots(1801 size), they were 2.50each and I got you guys each one plant. Let me know if you want them. I went ahead and got them cause the nursery is too far just to run up there anytime. The plants are blooming.
Yes oh Yes! How awesome of you! I'll send you my address and we can arrange for postage monies.
Thank you so very much for thinking of me/us. That is so sweet.
RikerBear
Hee hee, I do that from time to time. When I'm out and about and see something hard to find that someone is looking for, I'll pick it up if it's a reasonable price. That gh has been there for a long long time, I'll have to go back when I have time to browse. I stopped there to ask directions! They have it stuffed full and in no particular order.
Waaaahhhhhh, Calalily, did you forget about me?
Molly
:^)
Oh Molly, I'm so sorry. I will go back soon. I promise to get you one too. Did I forget any body else? I will check and see what else he has in small pots. Might be something we all need, lol.
Cala, is duranta erecta and repens the same plant? That is beautiful!
I'm not sure Weeds. Wonder who would know?
I WOULD say let's ask Cala but hmmmm, guess that is not an option.
Thank you Cala, I'll quit crying now. :^)
Molly
I looked it up in my trusty A-Z encyclopedia or garden plants and they are the same.
I knew you would come through! they root super easy.
Hint hint susie...they root easy!
OK, I get the hint! How many want me to start a piece of my duranta for them??? I love sun coleus, will trade for those.
Calla, I have your sun coleus. I will have lots of it for you in June, unless you want it sooner.
My duranta needs to hang its head in shame. It is little and squatty, and has pale blooms. I sure hope it is a different variety cause if it is not it is in lots of trouble!
Calla, you can bring mine to Roz's. Can't wait for our June blast.
Roz, I'll wait till June. I'll be sure and save room in the flowerbeds for lots of coleus. I think this duranta may be different from yours so I'll start you one.
Hummer, will bring yours to Roz's, I will put it in a bigger pot though so I don't have to water it twice a day like now in the little pot.
Thank you Calla. By the way, both of my Hg's have buds. One has 7 or 8 and I did not know it until I looked yesterday.
I am so jealous, I've had that plant several years and NO BLOOMS! I go out and tell my plant every day "either you bloom or you're gator bait" and it just sits there, nice and green but no flowers.
I picked a pod off of gloden lady yesterday. My 2 pods on Hg, one with your name on it, are taking their time getting ripe. They are both full of special little seeds. Maybe we can get a better bloomer out of them.
It would be really nice to have that color on a good bloomer, that's for sure!
Cannot wait til June; hope to have lots of coleus we have never seen before, thanks to Kyle's help with the website.