Cestrum Elegans
Red Cestrum
Red cestrum sports attractive clusters of pinkish red, tubular flowers from spring through to autumn.It is a fast-growing, evergreen shrub with arching branches. The leaves are mid-green and have tiny silvery hairs. After pollination small violet-red berries may develop and are loved by bids.
Contributed by @buzz40
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Rich and free draining
Common name
Red Cestrum
Latin name
Cestrum Elegans
type
Flowering plant
family
Solanaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Rich and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
3.00 M
3.00 M
Cestrum Elegans
Red cestrum sports attractive clusters of pinkish red, tubular flowers from spring through to autumn.It is a fast-growing, evergreen shrub with arching branches. The leaves are mid-green and have tiny silvery hairs. After pollination small violet-red berries may develop and are loved by bids.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Grow cestrum in a fertile, well-draining, non-alkaline soil in full sun (or partial sun in hot summer regions). In frost-prone areas it will be killed to the ground and resprout in the spring as soil warms. Use it as a large accent shrub in the mixed border or wildlife garden. Its flowers and foliage stems can be used as a cutflower. Give beds and borders a kick start by feeding in spring with a slow release fertiliser, before planting and before plants have put on too much growth. This is known as top dressing.
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