What does the Ixora flower symbolize?
What does the Ixora flower symbolize?
Ixora symbolism Ixora represents passion and increased sexuality.
What is the peculiarities of Ixora?
It grows in a bushy, rounded form with 4″ long, glossy, dark evergreen leaves and summer blooms of 4 petaled red flowers in 5″ wide cymes. The fruits are round and dark purple to black. Ixora prefers full sun in moist, well-drained, acidic but organically rich soils.
What does a Ixora look like?
Ixora is a tropical to semi-tropical evergreen shrub that is suitable for landscapes in USDA zones 9 and above. Ixora shrubs are known for their large corymbs of bright florets. The large flower clusters come in red, orange, yellow and pink, and it’s also known as jungle flame and flame of the woods.
How do you identify Ixora?
Ixora is an upright, erect, much branched evergreen shrub which can grow 10 to 15 feet in height. The simple, opposite, leaves are whorled, oblong, and up to four inches long. They are leathery and pliable with short petioles.
What is the family of ixora?
Madder family
West Indian Jasmine/Family
What is the Colour of ixora flower?
There are numerous named cultivars differing in flower colour (yellow, pink, orange) and plant size. Several popular cultivars are dwarfs, usually staying under 3 ft (0.91 m) in height. Nora Grant is a popular dwarf and Super King is a popular hybrid with much larger flower clusters.
What is the Colour of Ixora?
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.
What is the smell of Ixora?
For me, the flowers reminds one of a fragrant bath soap with undertones of Gardenia and a hint of citrus blossoms. Rather surprisingly, this shrub is not often mentioned in blogs or books when tropical fragrant plants are discussed.
What is the shape of ixora leaf?
Ixora has a rounded form, with a spread that may exceed its height. The glossy, leathery, oblong leaves are about 10 cm long.
How many petals does a Ixora have?
Leaf colour is dark green, often bronzish when the leaves are new. Tubular flowers, which are up to 5cm (2 inch) long and fiery red, open at the month into four petals arranged in the form of a cross about a centimetre (0.4 inch) wide. The entire flower head has a diameter of 8-12cm (3-5 inch).