Cestrum elegans

How to grow Cestrum elegans growing and care:

Well-drained soil, mulch

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed (care instruction bellow) / Vegetative reproduction- possible by bending a branch over and covering it with soil, or by cutting, the cutting possible to put in water and switch the water every few days or put the stem in soil better peat soil and better with root growth hormone, in both cutting methods better to do it in warm season, with high humidity

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No, but to get specific cultivars better to start by

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Invasive in some places aggressive, before planting need to care that it won’t become invasive in your area

Planting season:
Spring planting in hardiness zone 8, spring to summer in hardiness zone 9-10a, spring to autumn in hardiness zone 10b-11, all year in hardiness zone 12+

Pests and diseases:
Aphids

Pruning season:
All year

How to prune:
Just for design, as hedge plant it’s important to prune all the time if not the inner part will be empty from leaves

Size of the plant:
2-3m, 80-120 inches

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing

Water requirement:
Average amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes, start with pot that will be 50-70% more than the root ball, bigger the plant smaller the percentage, every time that arrive to full capacity need to switch to bigger pot until arrives to desirable size, need to take care and switch every few years the soil, because the soil lose the viability over time and it’s efficient, if it’s not possible to take the plant out the soil need to take part of the soil and switch (from the side of the plant, also prune the plant and the roots, soil need to be potting mix or peat soil with perlite, put a bottom for the container and when water the plant let it fill the bottom but also need to dry in the same day, also need to check that the water go out if not, or the soil not good or not enough holes in the container

Blooming information

Bloom season?
Summer / Autumn

General information about the flower:
Trumpet flowers in the colors pink, red or purple, flowers grows in clusters

How to grow from seeds

Sowing requirement:
Moist soil, humidity above 25C (77F)

Saving and care seeds until sowing:
Dark and dry place

Sowing season:
Spring / Summer (but not in the hot days of the summer)

How to plant:
Better to plant in peat soil with vermiculite even if planting directly just dig a bigger hole and put vermiculite around the seeds

Planting spacing:
30*40 cm (12*16 inches)

Depth of Sowing:
2-4cm (0.8-1.7 inch)

Conditions for seeds germinate:
High humidity, moist soil (better sunny location)

Watering requires for Seeds:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water

Germination time:
2-7 weeks

Condition of seedling:
Water regularly and don’t let it dry

Scientific name:

Cestrum elegans

Alternative names: Purple cestrum, Red cestrum, Pink cestrum, Bastard jasmine, Jasmine plant