Duranta erecta George Forrest Native to the moist woods

Native to the moist woods and pond margins of the eastern United States

humus-rich soil

shrugs off the heat and humidity that defeat the true yews

holding their leaves through mild winters and shedding them only when hard cold arrives

Duranta erecta George Forrest Native to the moist woodsGolden dewdrop, Duranta erecta, is a member of the verbena family grown across the warm world for two ornaments the shrub carries at once: loose, drooping sprays of soft lilac blue flowers, each with a darker eye, and long chains of round, glossy amber berries that hang like strings of wet gold. The common name catches that second gift exactly, while older names, pigeon berry and skyflower, catch the first. Native from Mexico and the Caribbean through