General Information

  • Category- Flower
  • Binomial Name- Ixora coccinea
  • Common Names-  Jungle flame or pendkuli
  • Spread- 36 inches**
  • Height- 36 inches**
  • Average Production- 100-150 flowers per plant
  • Days to Maturity- 90-120 days

Environmental Requirements

  • Soil-  Well-drained soils, rich
  • Soil moisture- 20%
  • Soil pH- 6.0-7.5
  • Sun Requirements- Full Sun
  • Best Time to Plant- Spring (February)
  • Temperature range- 16-35 Celsius

Tips to Grow Jungle Geranium

  1. Arrange good quality cuttings/nursery plant of jungle geranium.
  2. The soil should be evenly moist, but not wet or soggy. The soil should be slightly acidic also.
  3. Fill the pot with potting mix and make a hole as the size of the root ball of nursery plant. Now place the cutting in the hole cover it with soil. Spacing between the plants should be 2 inches.
  4. We can add a 2 inch layer of mulch lightly around the plants for better growth.
  5. Most container plants can be pruned freely to maintain the desired size and shape. Keeping the foliage trimmed also keeps the plants looking neat and tidy, encourages the plant to develop more side-shoots and flowers, and reduces the demand for the plant to develop a larger root system. 
  6. When pruning to control a plant’s size or shape, cuts should be made just above a leaf bud and at a slight angle. This bud will be where the new growth sprouts.

** The values are standard values but might change a bit.

*To get flowers quickly, the users can buy plants from nursery.

Flowers