Price: ₹1,199 - ₹299.00
(as of Sep 08, 2025 10:27:21 UTC – Details)
A very colourful and versatile plant with rich sprays of rich blue/violet flowers. Cut foliage has a vanilla scent. Needs little maintenance apart from a good prune after flowering. Can be trained as a standard. The berries and leaves of this plant are toxic. It has also become weedy in some parts of the country. Care should be taken when choosing a planting location partcularly near reserves or native bushland. Does best in well drained soil. Attracts butterflies.
Sun : Duranta plant prefers a full sun location and moist but well-drained soil, but it will tolerate some shade, albeit with reduced flowering and a lankier growth habit.
Watering: The plant requires moderate water. For an indoor plant, water it only when the soil dries up. When used as hedges outside, it requires an inch of rain every week.
Fertiliser : The golden dewdrop would not require fertilisers for long as its soil is rich. However, you can occasionally add all-purpose mild fertilisers to boost its growth.
Pruning : The golden dewdrop is a weed, known to invade riparian habitats and scrublands. It changes the natural ecosystem. It is also allelopathic and displaces native plants. It gets associated with organisms by forming dense thickets. As an invasive species, duranta plants grow wild in all directions. So, pruning is extremely important.
Soil : Rich loam, well-drained, sandy or gravel, fertile soils
