| Botanical name | Ixora coccinea |
|---|---|
| Plant Care |  Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day.  Half Sun Half Sun – Prefers 3 To 6 Hours of Sunlight a Day.  Frost Sensitive Frost Sensitive – Will Get Damaged and Possibly Killed During Periods of Frost.  Moderate Watering Moderate Watering – Requires Regular Watering.  Pruning Required Pruning Required – Needs to be Pruned. |
| Size | |
| Categories | |
| Flowers | Showy, vivid crimson, tubular-shaped flowers borne in flat heads. |
| Common name(s) | Flame-of-the-woods, jungle flame |
| Origin | |
| Foliage | Small tropical shrub with shiny, dark green leaves. |
| Uses in landscape design | Lovely colourful shrub for any tropical garden. |
| Planting instructions | Planting: Likes well-drained, acid soil in a semi-shaded position. Dig a hole 60cm square and deep. Mix two thirds of the topsoil with one third acid compost in the bottom of the hole, add one cup of bone meal or superphosphate and mix well. |
| Other languages | vlam-vandie- woud (A) |
| Recommended varieties | Ixora javanica, from Java, is a large shrub (up to 3m) with shiny green leaves and wide, fl at clusters of coral flowers. I. macrothyrsa ‘Super King’ (3m), a tropical hybrid, has erect branches, large, glossy green leaves, and clusters of bright crimson flowers borne in fl at heads. I. chinensis is a medium sized, tropical shrub with clusters of flowers borne in fl at heads, in shades of pink, apricot, salmon, red and yellow. |
Ixora coccinea (Flame-of-the-woods, jungle flame)
- Botanical name: Ixora coccinea
- Common name(s): Flame-of-the-woods, jungle flame
- Categories: Shrubs and Perennials
Plant description:
Small tropical shrub with shiny, dark green leaves and showy, vivid crimson, tubular-shaped flowers borne in flat heads. Ixora javanica, from Java, is a large (±3m), lax-foliage shrub with shiny leaves and clusters of wide, flat-headed coral flowers. Ixora macrothyrsa ‘Super King’ is a tropical hybrid with 3m-tall erect branches, large glossy green leaves, and clusters of bright crimson flowers borne in flat heads. I. chinensis is a medium-sized tropical shrub with clusters of flat-headed flowers. Varieties with flowers in shades of pink, apricot, salmon, red and yellow are available.
Family: Rubiaceae
Botanical Pronunciation: iks-OR-uh kok-SIN-ee-uh
Ixora coccinea requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
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Showy, vivid crimson, tubular-shaped flowers borne in flat heads.
Small tropical shrub with shiny, dark green leaves.
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