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Jungle flame
Scientific name: Ixora coccinea
Family Rubiaceae · Genus Ixora
FlowersGujarat / bagicha priority
Care snapshot
Tropical flowering shrub with dense clusters of red, orange, pink, or yellow flowers. Provide bright light, warm conditions, acidic well-drained soil, and regular moisture without waterlogging. Protect from severe afternoon heat when grown in containers.
Draft seed — not medical or emergency advice. Human review pending.
Growing details
- Season
- Warm months; flowering may recur through the year
- Time to flowering or harvest
- Approximately 90–180 days to established flowering
- Common pests
- Scale insects, mealybugs, aphids
- Common diseases
- Leaf spot, root rot, sooty mold
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