Christi, a lot of the info I saw about Duranta was that it does better in a pot - likes being pot bound? OTO, it's supposed to be ideal for a hedge plant! Location, location, location I guess. BTW, you might try one of the bolder colors of bougainvillea - they seem to be hardier and easier to grow in some instances.
Chrissy, those leaves look so big compared to mine, so I went looking again. http://okeechobee.ifas.ufl.edu/News%20columns/Duranta.Golden.Dewdrop.htm
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There are two Duranta species commonly used as ornamentals. Duranta erecta is thought to be a native of the Florida Keys, but is more likely to have been collected from Mexico or South America. This small-leaved species was previously identified as D. repens. A second species, D. stenostachya, has been called Brazilian Skyflower by some, and it has noticeably larger leaves. Both have been used to produce hybrids and many different cultivated varieties of Golden Dewdrops.
Do you possibly have the latter? At any rate, even if the seeds revert, it should still be a beautiful flower.
I have a native Penstemon that is a natural hybrid (the grower found it growing "bottom of the porch" hence the name P. Margarita BOP). It's parent plants are very nice, too, so I'm going to collect seeds from it and see what I get. When started from cuttings, it changes colors depending on soil and climate - beautiful thing. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/70328/
