General Landscape Uses: Accent, specimen, indoor
Ecological Restoration Notes: Not typically used for restoration.
Description: A slow-growing, upright evergreen shrub or small tree. It features one or more slender, flexible trunks that can be trained into curved or “character” shapes. The leaves are narrow, ribbon-like, and dark green with distinct reddish-purple margins.
Dimensions: Height 6 – 15 ft.; Spread 3 – 6 ft.
Growth Rate: Slow
Native Range: Madagascar and Mauritius
Native Habitats: Tropical dry forests and coastal scrublands where it grows in the understory or in open, rocky areas.
Soils: Well-drained, loam, slightly acidic
Nutritional Requirements: Low
Salt Water Tolerance: Low
Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate
Drought Tolerance: High
Light Requirements: Part Sun
Flower Color: Creamy white to pale yellow
Flower Characteristics: Small, fragrant, star-shaped flowers produced on large, branched panicles.
Flowering Season: Spring to early summer
Fruit: Small, round, orange-red berries
Wildlife and Ecology: The flowers are attractive to moths and bees at night due to their fragrance. In its native habitat, birds may consume the berries.
Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings, air layering
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