IXORA CHINENSIS RED

COMMON NAME: Jungle Flame, Chinese Ixora

BOTANICAL/SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ixora Chinensis

USES: Strong and continual flowering. Does well as a shrub, hedge, container plant, en masse, around pools, courtyards and under canopied trees. 

SIZE: Strong and continual flowering. Does well as a shrub, hedge, container plant, en masse, around pools, courtyards and under canopied trees.

LOCATION: Full sun to partial shade. Does well with some protection from direct sea wind or hot, dry desert wind.

SOIL: Best in an organically enriched fertile soil with a pH 5.6 – 6.0, acidic. Will show leaf chlorosis if soil is too alkaline or saline.

FERTILISER: Apply a slow release 15:8:11 NPK with trace elements every four months, together with Fe chelate and seaweed as a soil drench in spring and autumn.

WATER: Keep soil moist. Moderately drought tolerant for short periods only. Does not accept over irrigation or waterlogging.

SIZE: Height 60cm approximate

NOTE: NOTE: Actual product may vary due to product enhancement.