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Ixora coccinea

Great plant for landscapes in Florida. Many landscapers use it around here, that is for sure. Our new house came with a few of ixoras in the front so I bought more at a local store to put around the pool patio - these were yellow not the red or coral looking ixoras. I've never seen plants do that bad at all down here. No real diseases - at least in our area - and they seem really hardy to me...

I preffer scented flowers, or blue/yellow ones. Although there´re some species of Ixora (and some varieties of I. coccinea) with greatly perfumed flowers and with a wide range of colors, I somehow dislike them a bit. And they are very vulnerable to plagues (insects), and they may become the center of a devastating infestation in a garden

Ixora grows wonderfully in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (zone 11) It survives very humid weather. If planted in full sun, the leaves turn yellow. It does well in semi-shade. It likes rich moist acidic soil. Ixora is used as hedges around commercial properties.

Large group of tropical evergreen shrubs with handsome foliage and showy clusters of flowers. Plants tolerate of salt air.Ixora's like fertile, well drained soil. Can become chlorotic in alkaline soil. Whirled leaves are glossy and leathery. Flowers are 2 in. long and appear in large, dense clusters at branch tips through out warm months of the year. Prefers rich, somewhat acid soil, well amended with organic materials. Dies back in light freezes in the south but recovers nicely.