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Botanical name: Cordia dentata

Common name: Cordia Suwana-Pruek

Family: Boraginaceae

Origin: Mexico

Small tree or shrub with clusters of crincly, papery, pale yellow flowers and sand-paper-like leaves.

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Botanical name: Cordia goeldiana

Common names: Freijo, Jenny Wood

Family: Boraginaceae

Origin: Brazil

Freijo is very similar in strength properties to Teak, and is occasionally used as a substitute for Teak in building ships.

Botanical name: Cordia lutea

Common names: Yellow Geiger, Muyuyo

Family: Boraginaceae

Origin: Ecuador, Marquesas, Galapagos, Peru

Ever-blooming small tree with elliptic leaves with rough upper surface. Flowers are bright canary-yellow in clusters. Free-branching habit. The plant requires regular watering until established. Nice specimen container plant.

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Botanical name: Cordia myxa

Common names: Assyrian Plum, Lasura

Family: Boraginaceae

Origin: Tropical Asia

Cordia myxa (Assyrian Plum) is a small deciduous tree native to tropical Asia and grows to about 10-20 ft in height. It thrives in full sun and requires moderate water. This plant produces magnificent white or off-white flowers from May to October, and around June, it produces surprisingly edible and sweet plums. This ethnomedical plant is appreciated for its many health benefits, from its ripe fruit full of vitamins to the Lasura bark and roots which can be used as a local remedy against cough, cold and other ailments.

When grown in a container, Cordia myxa will thrive in USDA Hardiness Zones 9-11. To ensure its optimal growth, the soil should be kept moist but not soggy. If you live in a region with colder winter temperatures, make sure to shelter the plant indoors, such as in a warm porch. When on the move indoors, bringing the plant into warmer temperature slowly is necessary to prevent shock. When taking outdoors in the warmer weather, the transition must also be consistent to ensure optimal growth. Additionally, the plant will appreciate a bit of fertilizer a couple of times during the growing season.

Botanical name: Cordia parvifolia

Common name: Little Leaf Cordia

Family: Boraginaceae

Origin: Mexico

Evergreen, drought deciduous shrub with olive-gray leaves and bark. Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping. Great informal hedge or barrier in low water areas. Blooms in Spring and after Summer rains.

Botanical names: Cordia rupicola, Varronia rupicola

Common names: Puerto Rico Manjack, Cliff Manjack

Family: Boraginaceae

Origin: Caribbean

For a number of years This species was considered extinct, until one small population was found on Puerto Rico and another was subsequently found on the island of Anegada in the Virgin Islands. The small white flowers produce a one seeded red fruit. Tolerates alkaline soils.

Do you want something rare and resilient to spice up your plant collection?

This botanical survivor from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands was once thought extinct, but it made a comeback!

Adorned with charming small white flowers, it bursts forth into vibrant red, one-seeded fruit that's as delightful as it is unique.

Perfect for Southern gardens, this little powerhouse thrives in alkaline soils and doesn't shy away from tough conditions - talk about low maintenance!

The fruit, though small and not widely known, is edible and can be eaten fresh.

Cordia rupicola tree have been used in folk medicine. It's believed to have anti-inflammatory properties.

With a fascinating history and its eye-catching appeal, adding the Puerto Rico Manjack to your garden is like owning a piece of living history.

Botanical names: Cordia salvifolia, Cordia nesophila

Common names: Islandloving Cordia, Black Sage

Family: Boraginaceae

Origin: Dominican endemic

Botanical names: Cordia scabra, Cordia sebestena

Common names: Geiger Tree, Scarlet Cordia, Aloe Wood

Family: Boraginaceae

Origin: Florida Keys, the West Indies, and northern South America

Beautiful orange flowers will become a white edible fruit. According to the legend, the name Geiger Tree was bestowed by Audubon in memory of John Geiger a Key West 19th century pilot and wrecker. The very showy tubular orange flowers are up to 1 1/2 inches in diameter (4 cm). They appear scattered over the tree, most of warm season. The fruits are oval shaped, 1 to 1.5 inches long (2.5 to 4 cm) with a whitish color. They are borne in clusters. Although they are edible and have a pleasant fragrance, they have poor flavor.

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