Pot Size: 10 litre Price: £70.00 Description: A very distinct species with almost orbicular somewhat undulating bright to dark green glossy leaves with three noticeable veins from the base, on upright well branched green stems to 2m tall. Bearing congested axillary racemes of staminate (no showy petals) white green flushed fragrant flowers from August to December in the wild November to March for us in cultivation. a collection from close to Ooty a hillstation in the Nilgiri Hills of southern India, better known for growing tea. Here it lined the roads as we drove to the summit of the highest peak. Best sited in bright shade with some overhead protection from severe frost, in a drained soil with some moisture retention.
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