General Landscape Uses: Accent or focal point, container planting, privacy screens, understory plant, tropical mass planting

Ecological Restoration Notes: Not recommended

Description: Deep, dark green to nearly black leaves with a rich burgundy-red undertone.

Dimensions: Height 10 – 40 ft.; Spread 10 – 40 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate

Native Range: Southeast Asia

Native Habitats: Tropical lowland rainforests

Soils: Well-draining

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Low

Salt Wind Tolerance: Low

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Part Sun

Flower Color: Greenish

Flower Characteristics: Small, hidden inside a fig-like structure

Flowering Season: N/A

Fruit: Not edible

Wildlife and Ecology: Limited fruit for wildlife

Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings, air layering

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