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Duranta Erecta "Golden Duranta" Ball 25cmPot
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Duranta Erecta "Golden Duranta" Ball 25cmPot
Product Details
Weight: 5.00 kg
Botanical Name: Duranta erecta (syn. Duranta repens)
Common Names: Duranta, Golden Dewdrop, Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry
📌 Product Description
Duranta erecta is a fast-growing evergreen to semi-evergreen shrub widely valued for its vibrant foliage and attractive flowers. Depending on the variety, it may feature bright golden-yellow leaves or green foliage with cascading clusters of purple or blue flowers.
The plant often produces small orange berries after flowering, adding additional ornamental interest. Its dense, bushy growth habit makes it ideal for hedging, screening, or shaping into decorative forms.
Duranta is highly popular in South African gardens due to its rapid growth, versatility, and ability to provide both colour and structure.
📏 Size When Fully Grown
Height: 2 – 4 m (can be maintained smaller)
Spread: 1.5 – 3 m
Growth Habit: Dense, bushy evergreen shrub or small tree
Growth Rate: Fast
🌱 Best Growing Conditions
Light: Full sun (best colour and flowering)
Soil: Well-draining soil; adaptable to most soil types
Water:
• Water regularly during establishment
• Moderately drought tolerant once established
• Avoid prolonged waterlogging
Feeding: Apply compost or balanced fertiliser in spring and summer for best growth.
Maintenance:
• Prune regularly to maintain shape
• Responds very well to trimming
• May have small thorns on some varieties
🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)
Best Planting Time: Spring to early summer
Active Growth: Spring and summer
Flowering Season: Spring through autumn
Climate Suitability: Suitable for most warm regions of South Africa
Frost Tolerance: Sensitive to heavy frost
🌼 Additional Benefits
• Fast-growing hedge plant
• Attractive flowers and berries
• Colourful foliage (depending on variety)
• Easy to shape
• Low maintenance
🌿 Ideal Uses
✔ Hedging and screening
✔ Feature shrub
✔ Topiary shaping
✔ Border planting
✔ Tropical-style gardens
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