Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Evergreen Variegated |
Flowers: | Showy |
Suitable Locations: | Houseplant |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge |
Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Other: Seeds |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Layering |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
tabbycat | On July 1, 2021 | Potted up Good roots so I put in soil & in dining room with bright light. |
tabbycat | On May 10, 2021 | Cuttings took I cut 1 branch with 3 sections off top of plant & in water to root. Ill keep as a new 2nd mama |
tabbycat | On February 25, 2021 | Obtained plant March 1,2021 I have 2 starter plants for sale |
tabbycat | On August 22, 2020 | Potted up 1 died 2 are growing well in 3" pots in dining room window |
tabbycat | On July 10, 2020 | Cuttings took white starter roots on all 3 |
tabbycat | On July 1, 2019 | Cuttings stuck Took 3 tips off with about 5 leaves each & put in water to root. |
tabbycat | On May 1, 2019 | Bloomed In a bloom cycle now. |
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