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Cestrum elegans
Also called Crimson Cestrum, Bastard Jasmine, Pink Cestrum, Red Cestrum
Purple cestrum is a slender evergreen shrub or scrambling climber from Mexico, grown for its clusters of red tubular flowers that attract hummingbirds. It does best in part shade with moist but not waterlogged soil, and it benefits from regular pruning.
Cestrum elegans, the purple cestrum, red cestrum, or bastard jasmine, is a species of flowering plants in the genus Cestrum.
Propagate by cuttings of half-ripe shoots in summer and root with slight bottom heat. Grow in rich, light soil. Requires moist soil; if potted, water every few days, but no more than twice a week. Soil needs to remain moist but not water-logged. Seeds are dispersed via birds and forms of soil movement including flooding. Enjoys half-sun, half-shaded areas and will require pruning to encourage growth and strength. Overwinter in a cool spot exposed to a lot of sun.
Typically grown in a greenhouse, where it will grow up pillars or rafters, also grown as a wall shrub in sheltered gardens. Often grown in conservatories and cool glasshouses or in hanging baskets. Grows best in large containers when being trained to grow up a large object such as a pillar. Very suitable as an ornamental plant. Rather drought tolerant. Will attract many pollinators and hummingbirds.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cestrum elegans by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
