Adenandra uniflora

Adenandra uniflora Details

Adenandra uniflora, commonly known as the China Flower, is a popular, evergreen shrub owing to its lovely flowers and fresh foliage. It bears mildly fragrant, white flowers flushed with pink and streaked crimson through spring and summer. These are about 10-30 mm across and are borne on a slender, red coloured stems. The small leaves are a fresh green and mildly aromatic. It grows with a rounded shape to about 40 cm tall and 25 cm wide, and performs best when positioned in full sun on a well-drained site. It is tolerant of short periods of dry and mild frost once established. Adenandra uniflora is commonly used in border and mixed plantings, clipped into a small hedge, planted around outdoor living areas such as pools and the like, or maintained in a container.