Duranta erecta
Golden Dew Drops
Common Name: Brazilian Sky Flower or Golden Dew Drops
Family: Verbenaceae
Zone: 8 - 10
Average Size: 10' H x 10' W
Identification:
  • Opposite arrangement of leaves and stems
  • Simple leaf, ovate with coarse teeth on margin, light green
  • Random sharp spines on stems
  • Terminal hanging racemes of pale blue flowers, 1/2 inch in diameter
  • Golden yellow fruit, spherical, 1/4 inch in diameter
Notes:
Campus Location: Julian C. Miller Hall, patio (‘Variegata’)
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Golden Dew Drops form Golden Dew Drops form
Golden Dew Drops form Golden Dew Drops form
Golden Dew Drops leaves: 'Variegata' Golden Dew Drops flowers: 'Alba'
Golden Dew Drops flowers: 'Alba' Golden Dew Drops flowers
Golden Dew Drops flowers Golden Dew Drops fruit