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Hardiness: USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Red Scarlet (Dark Red)
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall Mid Fall
Foliage: Evergreen
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Flowers are good for cutting
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: From herbaceous stem cuttings
Bought this plant right before Christmas, and 3 months later, its still blooming like crazy. I love it - it makes a wonderful back drop behind my bird bath!
On Mar 17, 2005, DVan from San Antonio, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:
My Red Cestrum here in San Antonio, TX blooms all year round. It always has clusters of blooms and lives in part shade. The hummingbirds love it. It is a great plant to grow in my zone 8.
On Sep 3, 2003, Happenstance from Northern, CA (Zone 10a) wrote:
Cestrum fasciculatum 'Newellii' has crimson-red tubular flowers, dark green leaves, on this vigorous evergreen shrub, hardy zones 8-11. Flowers summer through fall. Height up to 10' with an equal spread of the branches.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Clayton, California Fairfield, California Mission Viejo, California San Diego, California San Leandro, California Santa Barbara, California Santa Clara, California Bartow, Florida Brooksville, Florida Hollywood, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Sarasota, Florida Umatilla, Florida Valkaria, Florida Elizabeth City, North Carolina Houston, Texas San Antonio, Texas (2 reports) Spring, Texas Redmond, Washington
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