Ixora coccinea, a hardy perennial flowering shrub

An ideal choice for hedges, shrubs, and containers

Note to readers: We have used the scientific terminology Ixora coccinea in this article and given the plant's full name. When you see the word Ixora in online articles, the authors are referring to Ixora coccinea.  Ixora is a genus with more than five hundred species, and Ixora coccinea is only one of them.

As a shrub that grows naturally in southern Ind…