Duranta Repens Bonsai

Vining spreading or arching habit.

Duranta repens bonsai. They are commonly cultivated as hedges and ornamental plants. Help on duranta duranta excelsa 6 years 7 months ago 10044 am new to bonsai and i have started by planting duranta duranta excelsa in a pot. Duranta are not the most popular trees to bonsai and are difficult to work with since once the branches set they are stiff. Durantas repens geisha girl is an upright plant meaning erecta an evergreen bush grown above sydney australia or a deciduous shrub grown in a cool climate.

This is a tough variety that is capable of growing along side most plants. Insert cuttings in moist perlite or sterile potting mix. Duranta plants root easily from leaf cuttings stem cuttings and softwood cuttings. The stems may have sharp spines.

It contains 17 species of shrubs and small trees that are native from southern florida to mexico and south america. Usually ships within 6 to 10 days. Keep the cutting moist by covering with a clear container or cloche. Take your cutting from plants in the spring when growth hormones are active.

I planted a cutting and 2 weeks ago i repotted in a bigger pot and prunned down all the leaves leaving just the new shoots. Plants sold as duranta repens are actually classified as duranta erecta and these are the same plant species. Note they have thorns so i suggest snipping them off before any work is done unless you are a rebel. Plantvine duranta erecta sapphire showers golden dewdrop duranta repens large large bush 8 10 inch pot 3 gallon live plant.

Orchid like flowers may be light blue to light purple in color. The flowers attract butterflies and birds will enjoy feeding on the attractive golden yellow berries. Other common names are pigeon berry and honey drops. Duranta is registered as an invasive weed by many councils of australia.

Duranta repens or erecta with 1 2 inch leaves and growing to 8 15 feet tall are the most common in southern ca but there is also duranta stenostachya a larger leaved species 4 inches long called brazilian skyflower. The duranta flowering plant duranta erecta may reach up to 10 feet 3 m in height and flowers profusely from summer until the first heavy frost. Large sweetly fragrant violet blue bloom. A new cultivar is the yellow duranta which is only 2 3 feet tall.