Flame of the Woods, Jungle Flame, Dwarf Ixora – Ixora taiwanensis ‘Dwarf Miniature Orange Carmen’

$12.50 – $75.00

Pot Size	Average Planted Height (From soil to the top of the plant)
3 gallon/10″	0 – 1 ft.
7 gallon/14″	1 – 2 ft.

SKU: N/A Categories: Air Layering, Butterfly Plants | Pollinator Plants, Cluster, Container, Cuttings, Exotic, Fall, Full Sun, Groundcover, Hedge, High, Low, Low, Moderate, Moderate, Moderate, Part Sun, Shrub, Slow, Spring, Summer, Tubular, Well-Drained, Winter Tag: Orange

General Landscape Uses: Low formal hedges, ground cover, container

Ecological Restoration Notes:None. This is a highly bred ornamental cultivar. While it provides nectar, it does not play a role in native ecosystem restoration.

Description: An ultra-compact, evergreen shrub with tiny, leathery, dark green elliptical leaves. It forms a naturally rounded, dense “mound” of foliage smothered in clusters of small flowers.

Dimensions: Height 1 – 2 ft.; Spread 1 – 2 ft.

Growth Rate: Slow

Native Range: Southern China and Taiwan

Native Habitats: Tropical scrub and forest edges

Soils: Well-drained

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate to high

Salt Water Tolerance: Low

Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate

Drought Tolerance: Low to moderate

Light Requirements: Full to part sun

Flower Color: Orange to reddish-orange

Flower Characteristics: Small, tubular flowers produced in tight, flattened “pincushion” clusters (cymes).