Duranta erecta seeds grow into the golden dewdrop or sky flower — a vigorous, evergreen shrub or small tree native to the wet tropical biome of tropical America, from Florida and the Caribbean south through Central America and the Andes to southern Brazil. Described by L. (Linnaeus). The epithet erecta means 'upright' (from Latin), referring to the growth habit. One of the most widely planted ornamental shrubs in the tropics and subtropics: produces long, arching racemes of small, lavender to violet-blue, five-petalled flowers over a very long season, often simultaneously with the clusters of small, bright golden-yellow berries that give it the common name 'golden dewdrop'. CAUTION: the berries are toxic to humans and animals — do not ingest. Family Verbenaceae.Full sun; moist, well-drained fertile soils; warm tropical to subtropical conditions. Frost-tender. BERRIES TOXIC. 'Erecta' = upright; L. (Linnaeus); lavender-violet flowers and golden-yellow berries often present simultaneously BERRIES TOXIC — do not ingest; one of the most widely planted tropical ornamental shrubs; frost-tender Florida, Caribbean to S. Brazil — wet tropical biome; widely naturalised and cultivated pantropically Genus Duranta: ~35 species; Tropical America; Family Verbenaceae; Order Lamiales Full sun; moist fertile soils; warm tropical/subtropical; frost-tender; BERRIES TOXIC; Family Verbenaceae Duranta erecta — the golden dewdrop — is one of the most ornamentally satisfying tropical shrubs in cultivation, often displaying lavender-blue flowers and golden-yellow berries simultaneously on the same arching branches; the berries are highly attractive to birds but TOXIC to humans and domestic animals, and the plant must be placed accordingly in gardens where children or pets are present.IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
