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Duranta stenostachya 'Sweet Memory' (Sweet Memory Sky Flower) Plant Facts
Plant Details Category: Annual Light: Full Sun Bloom Season: Summer Height: 2-10' / 0.6-3m Space: 3-5' / 0.9-1.5m Zones: 11, 12 Lowest Temp: 40° to 50°F / 4° to 10°C Colors: Blue Basic Care Very easy to grow in virtually any location. Plant in fertile, well-drained soil. Keep soil moist, watering freely in dry weather.
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Duranta erecta 'Sweet Memories' Boething Treeland Farms
Plant images and details for Duranta erecta 'Sweet Memory' - Sweet Memory Duranta.
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Duranta erecta 'Sweet Memory'
Purple Sky Flower. » Purple flowers from spring throughout summer. » Gold-yellow berries. » Graceful weeping habit. » Attracts bees and butterflies. Category: Shrub. Breeder: Sunset Western Garden Collection. Hardiness Zone: 9-11. Height: 6-10 ft.
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Duranta erecta/repens. Golden dew drops. Nonnative, evergreen
Duranta plant, also commonly called golden dewdrops, is a tropical flowering broadleaf evergreen often grown as an annual outdoor shrub or potted houseplant outside its zone 10—11 hardiness range.
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By Susan Patterson last updated June 21, 2021 The American tropics are home to over 30 different species of evergreen Duranta plants, a member of the Verbena family. In the United States, the Golden Dewdrop species is cultivated. In all areas apart from the USDA plant hardiness zones 8-11, this plant is treated as an annual.
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Sweet Memory Duranta Plants, Sweet memories, Flowers
Duranta; Golden Dew Drop (Duranta erecta 'Sweet Memories') General Plant Information ; Plant Habit: Shrub Tree: Life cycle: Perennial: Sun Requirements: Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade: Water Preferences: Mesic: Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 - 6.5) Neutral (6.6 - 7.3)
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Duranta Central Texas Gardener
8 Comments Categories : Pruning Question from Cheryl: I am NOT a gardener and have had a dirt yard for 11 years. I finally had a friend install sprinklers and plants and promptly move away and left me on my own.
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Duranta, Sky Flower 'Sweet Memory' (Duranta erecta) My Garden Life
Duranta Overview Duranta erecta Annual, Shrub Part Sun, Sun 1 to 15 feet 2 to 6 feet Blue, Purple, White Blue/Green, Chartreuse/Gold Fall Bloom, Spring Bloom, Summer Bloom Attracts Birds, Good for Containers, Low Maintenance 10, 11, 9 Seed, Stem Cuttings Problem Solvers
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Duranta vine (Sweet Memories) Secret garden, Plants, Vines
An evergreen shrub with a rounded to sprawling growth habit. Leaves are glossy green, pointed and oval. Tubular, five-petaled, purple and white flowers are followed by clusters of orange fruits. Spring to fall blooms attract birds and butterflies. USDA Zone: Zones 9 - 11 Sunset Zone: Zones 13, 16, 17 - 24, H1, H2 Mature Height: 8 - 10 feet
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Duranta erecta 'Sweet Memory'
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Duranta erecta, Sweet Memory Skyflower Rita Xavier Flickr
Native to Tropical America, Duranta erecta (Golden Dewdrop) is a fast-growing, usually thorny, evergreen shrub or small tree sporting shiny rich green leaves and loose clusters, 6 in. long (15 cm), of ravishing, vibrant violet-blue flowers, often edged in white. Blooming in summer to fall (throughout the year when hardy), the blossoms are borne on arching, sometimes droopy and vinelike branches.
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Duranta Sweet Memories Shrubs at Lowes.com Shop by Plant Care Full Sun Plants that need 6 or more hours of direct sunlight Part Sun Plants that need 3 - 6 hours of direct sunlight Shade Plants that need 1 - 3 hours of direct sunlight Water Once a Week Plants that need to be watered once a week Water Twice a Week
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Photo of Golden Dew Drop, Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry 'Sapphire Showers
Duranta erecta 'Sweet Memories' Verbenaceae Price: $ 14.99 Catalog ID# 579 In Stock: 4 3.5 inch Pot / 16 fl.oz. / 473 ml Reviews Quantity Royal purple, 1/2" blooms that are edged in white lace, are born in drooping clusters from spring or early summer until frost and attract butterflies and bees.
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" Duranta erecta 'Sweet Memory'" Metal Print for Sale by kkmarais
Duranta: A Feast for the Butterflies and Hummingbirds by Happy Gardener | Sep 10, 2021 | Annuals & Perennials, Butterflies, Pollinators | 9 comments More and more people are learning about Duranta being an amazing pollinator plant for butterflies and hummingbirds and I couldn't be more thrilled.
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Duranta stenostachya 'Sweet Memory' (Sweet Memory Sky Flower) Plant Facts
Mature Height & Spread: 8-10' x 10-15' Natural Growth Habit: Upright, Rounded Native To: USA, South America Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade Water: Medium Water Flower Color: Purple Bloom Time: Spring, Summer, Fall Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies / Deer Resistant / Fragrant / Hedge / Screen / Seacoast Conditions Container Sizes: #5
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Duranta erecta 'Sweet Memory'
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. Positive. On Aug 26, 2004, JeanneTX from Willis, TX (Zone 8b) wrote: