(Daphniphyllaceae)

Daphniphyllum macropodum from Yakushima - BSWJ11489

Pot Size: 5 litre
Price: £60.00
Description:
A distinct form of this species only forming dwarfed trees in their challenging natural habitat, at only 2m tall on the high mountains of Yakushima. They immediately caught our eyes with their bright red petioles. This fine collection can grow into bushy well branched evergreen shrubs with dark green leathery leaves, which emerge a coppery-red if grown in good light. The plentiful panicles of emerging red individually small flowers are born at a much younger age on this form, followed by dark fruit on female plants if pollinated. A very hardy species appreciating a bit of overhead protection from late frosts, lime tolerant.