Ixora, also called Bai Ri Hong, is the national flower of Myanmar and is best suited for growing in pots.

Ixora is called Longchuanhua, also known as Yingdan and Bai Ri Hong. The plant is low-growing, with elegant flowers and leaves, and rich flower colors including red, orange, yellow, white, and bicolor. With a beautiful plant shape, dense blooming, and rich flower colors, it is an important woody flowering potted plant, and is the national flower of Myanmar.

In southern Guangxi Province, China, people customarily call it Shui Xiuqiu. Ixora has a long flowering period and can bloom from March to December every year.

When planted outdoors in southern China, it is suitable for courtyards, hotels, and scenic areas, with staggered heights and brilliant flower colors, creating an excellent landscape effect. It is an important woody flowering potted plant.

Ixora is suited to environments with high temperatures and ample sunlight. It prefers a humid and hot climate and is not tolerant of low temperatures. The optimum growing temperature is 23-32°C. When the temperature falls below 20°C, its growth weakens and flowering decreases noticeably, but if sunlight is sufficient, there will still be a certain number of flower buds; when the temperature falls below 10°C, its physiological activity decreases and growth slows; when the temperature falls below 0°C, frost damage occurs.

Ixora can be propagated by sowing, layering, or cuttings, but cuttings are generally used most often. Ixora has many uses in landscaping, and a small number of varieties can be used for cut flowers. Many varieties are suitable for potting and are used for hotel rotation displays, venue decoration, windowsills, balconies, and various guest room arrangements.

In tropical regions, Ixora is especially suitable for outdoor planting and is used in courtyards, hotel communities, roadside areas, and plant landscapes in various scenic areas. It is widely used in landscaping, and specimen planting, cluster planting, row planting, and mass planting each have their own distinctive features.