I noticed this intriguing specimen on my walk around the neighborhood, and I've been trying to identify it. Does it look familiar to anyone?
Thanks for the quick response. Yes, this is growing outside in Cleveland, Ohio. I can post a large-sized image if it would help.
Another example of a plant surviving in normal weather conditions in the hardiness zone otherwise too cold for it.
I just googled around and Ixora doesn't match the leaf type in the pictures I posted. I doubt a tropical-type plant could survive a Cleveland winter.
Really? What about this photo? http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...f_the_woods_-dwarf_red-_-_desc-flowerhead.jpg There's a comment that the photo may be of Ixora chinensis, not I. coccinea as named. One characteristic I see of I. chinenesis is that it has almost stalkless leaves, which seems to be the case here. Here's another photo: http://www.gardensonline.com.au/GardenShed/PlantFinder/Show_955.aspx Ixora leaves should be opposite or whorled, leathery and glossy. What do you think doesn't match? I see one cultivar (that does not really look like this one) that is described as being hardy to 20F. Floridata says of the genus: It also says there are many new cultivars and hybrids, so maybe this one was bred to be hardier than most.
