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West Indian Jasmine

Ixora st-johnii

Also called Ixoras

Ixora st-johnii is a small flowering tree from Huahine in French Polynesia, in the coffee family. It is a tropical species that needs warmth, humidity and bright light to grow well.

Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-draining, humus-rich potting mix or garden loam.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Society Is. (Huahine)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Ixora st-johnii is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a tree endemic to the island Huahine in French Polynesia.

Other Ixora plants

Ixora albersii · Ixora amplifolia · Ixora backeri · Ixora baileyana · Brown Coffeewood · Ixora biflora · Ixora brachypoda · Ixora brevipedunculata · Ixora calycina · Giant Red · Chinese Ixora · Scarlet jungleflame

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ixora st-johnii 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.

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