Duranta, Golden Dew Drop, Pigeon Berry, Sky Flower 'Aurea'

We've owned this problem free, beautifully flowering plant for several years. On a whim, the first winter after purchase we trimmed it ba...Read Moreck and placed it in the garage interior to see how it would do. Put it out in spring (after frost) and it bounced back very nicely. The butterflies and hummers enjoy it as well. Warning: Initially, when the plant was small it had some thorns, but now that it's six feet tall we have not noted any. It could just be a correlation, but use caution.

I have a Duranta plant. I recently planted in a ceramic planter. Somehow the plant got broken right below the tree top. It was doing gre...Read Moreat. It has some other sprouts coming out of the base of the tree. I don't know if it can be saved. Will it winter if planted in the ground?

I have purchased 3 Duranta repens Amethyst Rain plants. I love these plants. First, they are evergreen. Second they bloom profusely. ...Read MoreThird, knock wood, so far the deer do not seem to eat them. Two of my plants I have grown as topiaries for my front porch. So lovely. The third I keep as a bush and have been able to divide it up into several plantings. I'm in Austin, TX and even with our brutally hot summer these plants did great.

I like this shrub for it's form, it's light green foliage, it's bicolored purple/white blooms, and for it's bright yellow berries. Be car...Read Moreeful as the berries are poisonous!