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Turnera

Turnera
Photo: Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0

Turnera is a genus of more than 100 small shrubs and herbs native to tropical and subtropical America, with flat, bright flowers that open for a short time each day. Commonly grown members, such as the Yellow Alder (Turnera ulmifolia), are grown in warm, sunny spots with good drainage.

Family
Turneraceae (Turner family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water when the top of the soil feels dry, and avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Well-drained loamy or sandy garden soil or a standard potting mix.
Temperature
18–32 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Easy

About

Turnera is a genus of flowering plants in the passionflower family, Passifloraceae. It contains more than 100 species native to tropical and subtropical America. The name honours English naturalist William Turner (1508–1568). It was previously placed in the family Turneraceae.

Other Turnera plants

Damiana · Turnera hermannioides · Politician's Flower · Ramgoat dashalong

[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]

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Turnera 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.

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