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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: Full Sun
Danger: Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested Plant has spines or sharp edges; use extreme caution when handling
Bloom Color: Purple
Bloom Time: Late Summer/Early Fall Blooms repeatedly
Foliage: Smooth-Textured
Other details: This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: From leaf cuttings From woody stem cuttings From softwood cuttings From semi-hardwood cuttings From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting: Remove fleshy coating on seeds before storing
On Oct 5, 2009, mswestover from Yulee, FL (Zone 9a) wrote:
I bought a little one three years ago. Each winter it dies back after a freeze. When it emerges in the spring and gets about three feet high, I cut it back to about a foot to get more branches. Then I stick the cuttings in potting soil with root tone. Now I have six large plants in my yard from the first little one. Roots very easily. Grows in drifting shade with average water. Zone 9a, NE Florida
On Jul 7, 2007, Florida9 from Palm Harbor, FL (Zone 9b) wrote:
This plant flowers almost all year, and has been disease free for me. We never had hummers here until we planted this. The hummingbirds and butterflies prefer this to a nearby Hamelia Patens, pink pentas, various salvias, and agastache Golden Jubilee. It is also very easy to propagate from cuttings, and grows quickly. I now have nine plants growing. They are in various degrees of partial sun, and bloom well. At least one online nursery labels their plants as both Sweet Memories and Geisha Girl as if they are identical. The plants do grow in a rather rather casual, wispy form, but respond well to pruning to shape for a hedge.
On Aug 26, 2004, JeanneTX from Willis, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:
I have the Duranta Erecta "Sweet Memories" and it is very scented..smells like Chocolate and bees and hummers love it..grows like crazy in full sun and was told it can get 6ft by 6ft and to prune for it blooms on new wood...
On Jun 2, 2004, rplingaltx from Galveston, TX wrote:
This is one of my all time favorite plants! I planted one 2 years ago in one of my beds and it has gone wild. If i had not trimmed it this year i think it would be 10 feet tall by now. Covered with BEAUTIFUL purple flowers edged in delicate white. I love it so much this year I planted a "hedge" of them across my extra lot next door. Cant wait for them to fill in! No thorns on this one like other durantas either.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Mesa, Arizona Queen Creek, Arizona Citrus Heights, California Los Gatos, California San Leandro, California Simi Valley, California Vista, California Cape Coral, Florida Delray Beach, Florida Deltona, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida Gainesville, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Maitland, Florida Melbourne, Florida Miami, Florida Ocoee, Florida Oldsmar, Florida (2 reports) Palm Harbor, Florida Panama City Beach, Florida Saint Petersburg, Florida Tampa, Florida Yulee, Florida Lafayette, Louisiana Carriere, Mississippi Saucier, Mississippi Las Vegas, Nevada Elizabeth City, North Carolina Bellville, Texas Deer Park, Texas Desoto, Texas Ferris, Texas Floresville, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Galveston, Texas Houston, Texas (5 reports) Midland, Texas Midway, Texas Port Neches, Texas San Antonio, Texas Sandy, Texas Santa Fe, Texas Spring Branch, Texas Sugar Land, Texas Texas City, Texas Victoria, Texas Willis, Texas
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