- Violet tree -

.Scientific name: Duranta erecta

.Popular names: Durância, Duranta, Violet tree

.Family: Verbenaceae

.Category: Shrubs, Tropical Shrubs, Hedges

.Climate: Equatorial, Subtropical, Tropical

.Origin: Central America, South America

.Height: 3.0 to 3.6 meters, 3.6 to 4.7 meters, 4.7 to 6.0 meters

.Brightness: Half Shade, Full Sun

 

The violet tree is a very flowering shrub, which easily reaches the arboreal size, between 3 to 6 meters in height. Its branches are very branched, which makes it suitable for the formation of hedges.

 

The long and somewhat pendulous inflorescences contain numerous flowers that can be purple, blue or white in color. Violet tree is an excellent plant for topiary, especially for beginners, as it grows quickly. After flowering, which is intense in spring and summer, it produces spherical, small and yellow fruits, much appreciated by birds.

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