Scientific Name
Duranta erecta

Common Name
Pigeon berry

 
Hardiness Zones: 9 to 10
Habit: Evergreen
Growth Rate: --
Site Requirements: Sun; loose, well-drained soil
Height: 4 to 6 feet
Width: 4 to 6 feet
Texture: --
Form: Broad spreading
Flower/Fruit: Multi-colored blue-white flowers on 6" racemes on new growth; 0.5" yellow drupes in late summer to fall
Foliage: Opposite, simple, lustrous medium to dark green leaves; 3" long
Comments: Fruit is poisonous
Cultivars: Alba: white flowers; Variegata: irregular cream and white margins; Aurea: yellow leaves, 2 to 3 feet tall, drought tolerant; Golden Edge: golden yellow and green leaves, 4 to 6 feet tall, raceme of lilac flowers, yellow fruit
   


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