A small to medium-sized evergreen shrub that has bright yellow foliage when grown in full sun, but turns lime-green if grown in dappled shade. Loose sprays of powder-blue flowers appear sporadically in spring and summer on the tips of branches. Ideal for contrast planting in the mixed shrub border or as a clipped specimen in formal settings. The ideal compact plant for patios and planting in containers. It is frost tender.Ā D. erectaĀ āAussieā has a similar growth habit, but the yellow foliage is green edged. It is also a good container plant for the patio. Also known asĀ Duranta repens.
