Need a little POP in your fall garden? This bright lime-green little shrub will fit right in with your snapdragons, asters, and mums. Although it doesn't bloom, it's an evergreen that maintains colorful foliage to bring out the reds, blues, and purples. Are you looking for the fall birds and butterflies? Even with very few or no flowering, the color of the leaves bring them in. And yes, it can handle this Texas heat and humidity!
It prefers full sun to part shade and is drought-tolerant. As a native to tropical America, it is more commonly grown as a annual bedding plant. Its hardiness zones are 9 -- 11 (20 - 40 degrees plus). It grows quickly to a short 6-25 inches tall and 6-15 inches wide and will grow to full size a few years after planting. There are many ways to landscape with Duranta. It's a great border plant as well as hanging baskets and container. It does beautifully in a pot mixed with other fall annuals.
Profile
Type: Shrub
Sun Exposure: Full sun to part sun
Size: 6'-25' height, 6'-15' width
Highlights: Drought-tolerant, Native to Southeastern U.S., Latin America & Caribbean, Central & South America
