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| Ixora sp. Family: Rubiaceae Jungle flame, Needle flower Origin: India and tropical Africa ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ixora - from the name of an Indian deity - is a genus with about 400 species, some of which rival Hibiscus as garden shrubs. I.javanica, one of the most often used, is a sizeable shrub with largish, pointed leaves and red-orange or pure red flowers that appear in rounded clusters of as many as sixty at the tips of the branches. I.cocdnea is smaller, with glossy, more ovate leaves; usually red, but there are white, pink, yellow, and orange varieties, and a dwarf often used as a low hedge. I.jinlaysoniana, a native of Thailand, can become a small tree and has large, fragrant, pure white flowers. In full sun or light shade, Ixora flowers almost continuously needing little pruning except for a more formal shape. When grown as a house plant, it needs high humidity, warm temperatures, and exposure to strong light. Propagation is easiest by air-layering. Species and varieties: Ixora casei Ixora macrothyrsa | Ixora finlaysoniana (?) variegata |
Variegated cultivar | Variegated cultivar | Variegated Thai Snow |
Ixora macrothyrsa (?) |
Ixora macrothyrsa (?) |
Ixora casei |
Ixora Maui Yellow |
Ixora duffii cv. Super King |
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