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Duranta repens
Duranta repens
Duranta · Verbenaceae

Duranta erecta is a species of flowering shrub in the verbena family Verbenaceae, native from Mexico to South America and the Caribbean. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in tropical and subtropical gardens throughout the world, and has become naturalized in many places.

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Classification

Genus
Duranta
Family
Verbenaceae
Climate
temperate, subtropical

Duranta repens belongs to the Duranta genus within the Verbenaceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience.

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Cultivation

Care sheet.

Water
Moderate
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Well-drained
Growth rate
Moderate
Mature size
Varies by species
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Cultivars

Selected named varieties and which job each is best suited to.

'Sheena'

'Sheenas Gold'

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Companions

Species we plant alongside Duranta repens.

Dymondia marguerite (Dymondia marguerite)
Dymondia marguerite

Dymondia marguerite

Dypsis lutescens (Dypsis lutescens)
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Dypsis lutescens

Dypsis lutescens

Echeveria spp (Echeveria spp)
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Echeveria spp

Echeveria spp