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Hamelia patens 'Beyer's Variegated'

 
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Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Hamelia (ham-EE-lee-uh) (Info)
Species: patens (PAT-ens) (Info)
Cultivar: Beyer's Variegated

2 vendors have this plant for sale.

3 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Height:
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)

Spacing:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

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:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Red-Orange

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall
Mid Fall
Late Fall/Early Winter

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen
Variegated

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From herbaceous stem cuttings

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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Profile:

2 positives
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive dcroyle1 On Jun 13, 2008, dcroyle1 from Chandler, AZ wrote:

planted a total of 6 5 gallon plants 4 on south face block wall in Oct and 2 on west face wall. The 4 Plants promptly died??? now growing salvia in same location. 2 plants on west face wall look great but have not really grown in size from planting. I'm positive on the plant just had a tough time with it.

Positive aprilwillis On May 7, 2006, aprilwillis from Missouri City, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:

This is a gorgeous plant, always looks great! The variegated foliage makes the plant - the flowers are just icing on the cake. Takes abuse and neglect w/o complaint!

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Chandler, Arizona
Irvine, California
Deltona, Florida
Pompano Beach, Florida
Desoto, Texas
Dickinson, Texas
Houston, Texas (2 reports)
Missouri City, Texas
Spring, Texas



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