Duranta repens

Brazilian Sky Flower or Golden Dew Drops

Family: Verbenaceae
Zone: 8-10                               Average Size: 10' H x 10' W

Identification:

-Opposite arrangement of leaves and stems
-Simple leaf, ovate with coarse teeth on margin, light green
-Random sharp spines on stems
-Terminal hanging racemes of pale blue flowers, ½ inch in diameter
-Golden yellow fruit, spherical, ¼ inch in diameter

Note:  

Campus Location: Julian C. Miller Hall, patio (‘Variegata’)