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Common name: Variegated Sky Flower, Duranta, Honey drops, Golden
Dewdrop, Pigeon Berry, Nilkanta नीलकांता (Hindi), Samban-lei Mana Arangba (Manipuri)
Botanical name: Duranta repens/erecta 'Variegata' Family: Verbenaceae (verbena family)
This is a form of sky flower with variegated leaves - these do not bloom so
profusely and are usually grown primarily for their foliage. However,
beautiful lavender-blue flowers do appear in loose clusters on this plant.
Flowers have a mild sweet vanilla-like smell.
Duranta requires frequent pruning to make a bushy plant, especially
when used as a hedge, and needs full sun to bloom well. This is a popular
hedge plant in Manipur - infact, the Manipuri name literally means fence
flower. In Manipur, this plant has been used to grow the
world's tallest topiary.
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