Pigeon Berry Duranta erecta
- Phonetic Spelling
- door-AN-tuh ee-RECK-tuh
- This plant has high severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Pigeon Berry is a beautiful plant but can be very harmful if eaten by children and pets. It is native to Florida and South America. In temperate zones grow as an annual or house plant. It prefers loose well-drained soil and sunny location. The blooms are blue to violet and edged in white in panicles during thespring. Mature plants have thorns.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Alba
- Aurea
- 'Cuban Gold'
- drought tolerant
- Gol
- Variegata
- Alba
- Alba, Aurea, 'Cuban Gold', drought tolerant, Gol, Variegata
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Alba
- Aurea
- 'Cuban Gold'
- drought tolerant
- Gol
- Variegata
- Alba
- Alba, Aurea, 'Cuban Gold', drought tolerant, Gol, Variegata
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Duranta
- Species:
- erecta
- Family:
- Verbenaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- South U.S.A. to Tropical America
- Dimensions:
- Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Spreading
- Appendage:
- Thorns
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- 0.5 in. yellow drupes in late summer to fall hang in long, trailing clusters.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Raceme
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Tubular
- Flower Description:
- Blue to violet flowers. possibly with white edging on 6 in. racemes on new growth.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Dentate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- 3 inch long lustrous, medium to dark green leaves.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Light Brown
- Bark Description:
- light brown and slightly furrowed.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Houseplants
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Salt
- Problems:
- Poisonous to Humans
- Problem for Children
- Problem for Dogs
