Oxypetalum caeruleum | Southern Star | Various
Oxypetalum caeruleum belongs to the plant family APOCYNACE and Genus Oxypetalum This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Oxypetalum caeruleum does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Oxypetalum caeruleum so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Oxypetalum caeruleum southern star is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
It does well in moist soils.
Ardisia crenata is an Annual which means it lives for 1 year before dying. This plant needs to be regrown for success in the next season.
Oxypetalum caeruleum has an annual life cycle. The flowers are usually a blue color.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 3' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.