Ixora finlaysoniana, known as White Jungle Flame, is a shrub in the coffee family native to southern China, Indo-China and the Philippines. It grows best in warm, humid conditions with bright light and consistently moist, well-drained soil.
Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist and never waterlogged; water more in the growing season.
Soil
Well-drained, acidic, humus-rich potting mix or garden soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. China and Indo-China, Philippines
Climate
wet tropical
About
Ixora finlaysoniana is a species of shrub in the family Rubiaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, China, NE India and Philippines.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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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.