Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Attention Getter

This plant was the most asked about at the our recent visit to Keith's garden.
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Cestrum
Species: aurantiacum

Grows 5-6 ft tall, accepts full sun and is drought tolerant. In this zone 8A, it does freeze down in the Winter but does return in the Spring. It is attractive to bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

4 comments:

Katsyardboy said...

It was the first to get my attention! Can you tell us where we can get one? Wayne

usda8aahs8/9 said...

The large evergreen Cestrum aurantiacum plant has bright yellow flowers in late Spring continuing through the Summer. The Cestrum aurantiacum plant was selected as the Florida Plant of the Year in 2000.

TyTy Nursery

usda8aahs8/9 said...

Is it evergreen here?

Joe

Katsyardboy said...

We just bought one in Nacogdoches. She told us it is not evergreen here. It dies back, and returns in the Spring.
Wayne