Ixora

Ixora spp.

The old South Florida favorite ixora is a year-round flowering plant that shouldn’t be put into the old-fashioned category. This sun-loving shrub bears clusters of four-petaled flowers in Central and South Florida.

One of the best things about ixora is that it flowers throughout the year! Each flower cluster can last between 6 and 8 weeks giving your landscape long-lasting and lovely color. Ixora varieties offer a nice selection of colors including bright red, orange, yellow, pink, and white.

The leaves of this tropical perennial are bronze when young and shift to glistening dark green as the plant ages. A compact, densely branching shrub, Ixora is ideal for planting as a hedge, border, screen, or featured specimen—depending on which variety you select.