Botanical Name: Common Names:
Ixora williamsii Jungle Geranium, Jungle Flame, Flame of the Woods,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Indoor Plants, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Dense, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
An evergreen tropical small to medium shrub bearing masses of deep red balls of flowers in the warmer months. Perfect for mass plantings of bright colour and for a low dense colourful hedge or border. Also makes a striking feature in a container pot on its own.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Indoor Plant, Mass Planting, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Mealy Bugs, Scale, Sooty Mould
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Zingiberaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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