Ixora plant is a valuable outdoor flowering plant.
- Ixora Coccinea plant is an ornamental small bushy shrub, which are native to Southeast Asia. This evergreen shrub usually grows in the range of 1.5 to 3 m tall. They start to blossom at even a young stage. They are perfect for tropical areas, but could be grown in some warm conditions. These Ixora plants are characterized by growing into a rounded form, with dark green leaves and flowers that blooms with 4 red petals in wide cymes. Followed by fruits which are round and of dark purple to black in colour. They could be easily pruned during spring, in order to maintain its growth, easy to grow with attractive blossom and tolerant to shade heat, such plants are perfect as small or hedge garden plants.
It’s been used in traditional medicines.
- Leaves and flowers of Ixora plants have been known for being used as an astringent and to treat colic, headache, fever, tuberculosis and dysentery.
Culinary values of Ixora Coccinea plants.
- Their small, star-like flowers harvested from a single flowering stem, comes in various colour ranges, with a bitter taste. They are lovely in drinks, try them freezing in ice cubes.
Ixora plants are easy to care for.
- They mostly prefer Full Sunlight with soil being well-drained, moist and acidic but rich in organic contents too. They are easy to care for and have a small amount of tolerance towards shades from afternoon heat. The soil on which they are supposed to be planted must be well-drained and its temperature must be kept above 15.5 degree Celsius. In terms of feeding, use organic fertilizers to ensure their healthy growth.
It’s a pet-friendly plant.
- None of the parts of Ixora are toxic. And so therefore, they could be planted nearby children and pets with no worries.
Prompt Plant Delivery.
- Plants World is an exclusive plant shop among Dubai garden centres, that will get your plant delivery to your door steps with free plastic pots for plants. Ixora Coccinea plants also are presented as eco-friendly gifts or green giftings to any enthusiastic green thumb individuals.