Golden Dewdrop Trees
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I look forward to seeing these flowers late summer in USDA Hardiness zone 5. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
Golden Dewdrop Trees
Whew, finally identified these, the flowers are considered purple and not blue.
I bought my first Golden Dewdrop potted bushes a good decade ago. They were small but they had these lovely bluish purple flowers that bloomed late summer. Since those are hard colors to find in most gardens, I kept those little shrubs growing inside through winter and then back outside in deck shade.
This year, they were finally big enough to trim into the tree shape I wanted. I have to confess it took me a couple of days to think through how I was going to do this. I didn’t want to take too much off or somehow cut the wrong branches.
After considering the shape, I trimmed these tropical plants into their tree shape and gave them a place of honor.
Golden Dewdrop trimmed trees blooming at my garage door. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
These USDA Hardiness zone 9-11 plants do not like our hot Missouri summers. I keep them in shade through summer, including in their new spot by my garage door.
In addition to their tiny flowers, Golden Dewdrop trees also have golden yellow berries, which add a very interesting texture to the plants.
Golden Dewdrop shrubs also have pretty yellow berries. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
The Golden Dewdrop trees are excellent for garden decor. They now are filing the space between the ferns on the bottom and the hanging baskets.
Golden Dewdrop trees nicely fill in the space between the ferns and the hanging basket. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
Once inside, these purplish flowering plants make it quite well through winter. I trim them back before bringing them inside and make sure their roots get watered in dry winter house conditions.
After the danger of frost is over around May, outside they go to get ready for another blooming season. Be patient because in mid-Missouri these usually don’t put on a show until mid to late summer.
These are just so pretty, they are well worth the extra care to keep them going!
