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Luculia gratissima is a large shrub or small tree from the central Himalayas to northern Indo-China, prized for clusters of fragrant pale pink flowers in autumn and winter. It is frost-tender, so in cool climates it is grown under glass or in a sheltered sunny spot outdoors in summer.
Luculia gratissima is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is an ornamental plant that is found from the central Himalayas to northern Indo-China.
The Latin specific epithet gratissima means "most pleasing" or "most agreeable".
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Luculia gratissima 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.
