Ixora

Flower colours include whites, yellows, oranges, reds and pinks. There are a multitude of cultivars available which come and go from nurseries, although you will almost always find the old favourite 'Prince of Orange' for sale also.

Tropical gardens: Dramatic flowers and hot colours are great for providing flower colour in tropical gardens

Other Styles: Ixoras would also work also work in a traditional-style mixed shrub border.

Ixoras will grow in subtropical South East Queensland, although really good plants are not often seen in home gardens. In future updates of this page, some of the factors which might help us to grow better ixoras will be explored.

More information on the major species and cultivars commonly grown will also come to this page.

Meanwhile, check out the links below.

Where to buy Ixora

You should also be able to find some Ixora plants for sale in most garden centres in the tropical and subtropical parts of Qld.

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Select from a range of groundcovers, accent plants, shrubs and trees, including ixoras, crotons, tabebuias and the Indian mast tree (subject to availability).

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Other Information Resources

The following are for general information, research and ideas. Some species or cultivars referred to in international publications may be unavailable in Australia

Prince Of Orange (Ixora chinensis Prince of Orange) At "Grow Me Instead" (an Australian website informing gardeners about safer alternatives to invasive ornamentals)

Ixora chinensis 'Prince of Orange' The Florez Nursery blog, NSW

Ixora coccinea University of Florida, USA (PDF)

Ixora for South Florida University of Florida

Ixora coccinea - Jungle Geranium Cal's Plant of the Week, University of Oklahoma

Ixora in your landscape Charlotte County UF/IFAS Extension Service, Florida (Word Doc)

Make Room On Patios For Ixora And Croton Mississippi State University

Ixora Shrubs are Litmus Test for Several Soil Nutrient Problems: Reddish-purple spots on plants aren't always an indication of disease Collier County Extension, University of Florida

Visual Symptoms of Plant Nutrient Deficiencies in Nursery and Landscape Plants Picture of iron deficiency in Ixora. University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Manganese Deficiency in Ixora (Ixora coccinea) A photograhic illustration. University of Florida NutDef Plant Nutrient Deficiency Database

Manganese Deficiency in Ixora (Ixora coccinea) Another photograhic. University of Florida NutDef Plant Nutrient Deficiency Database

Green Coffee Scale in Longan (hosts include ixora) Dept of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland

Grafting Dwarf Ixora Standards Article abstract, Proceedings of the International Plant Propagator's Society Vol. 47

Ixora species, gorgeously colorful! Some general information plus pictures of some ixora cultivars at John&Jacq~s Garden blog, Malaysia

Garden surprises in June 2009 including Ixora coccinea 'Dwarf Red', John&Jacq~s Garden, Malaysia

Ixora pink (Ixora coccinea) Flowers of India

Ixora red (Ixora coccinea) Flowers of India

Ixora yellow (Ixora coccinea) Flowers of India

Rosy Ixora (Ixora elongata) Flowers of India

Small Flowered Ixora (Ixora pavetta) Flowers of India

Gorbale (Ixora brachiata) Flowers of India

Ixora (May 2012, Brisbane)

Ixora (May 2012, Brisbane)

Ixora (May 2012, Brisbane)

Ixora

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