| Positive | Monocromatico | On Oct 4, 2003, Monocromatico from Rio de Janeiro
Brazil (Zone 11) wrote:This is a very beautiful short tree or shrub from brazilian coastal areas. It can grow up to 4-5m tall, and the foliage can cover around 5m diameter.
The leaves are dark green, densely distributed, giving the plant a distinctive looking. The flowers come in pendulous spikes, but they are too small and greenish, with no ornamental importance. The flowers are unissexual, the female flowers come after the male ones, and only then the plant produces fruits.
The fruits are the cuttest thing! They are perfect heart shaped, light green, turning to yellow when ripe, very ornamental. A romantic gift to your loved one, I say. When ripen, the fruit opens, liberating 2 black seeds with a white coat.
The dark foliage, and round shape and the heart shaped fruits makes this plant one of the most beautiful and different I´ve seen.
It likes full sun, white sand soil, regular watering, and high temperatures. |
