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Rapanea melanophloeos

by Johan Wentzel

Rapanea melanophloeos
Common Name
Cape beach
Plant Type
Tree
Relatively hardy, medium-sized, evergreen tree with dark leaves that have a purplish cast to them.
Plant Description

Rapanea melanophloeos   is a relatively hardy, medium-sized, evergreen tree with dark leaves that have a purplish cast to them. The small greenish-white flowers from May to July attract insects and are followed by small purple fruits borne in profusion close to the stems that attract birds.

Rapanea melanophloeos is a good garden subject if planted as a specimen or a useful addition to screen planting with its unusual colour foliage. It has a non-aggressive root system. In Nature it is normally associated with a damp spot.

You may find stock of this plant at Random Harvest.

Afrikaanse Naam
Boekenhout
Hardiness
Semi hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Water wise
Evergreen
Evergreen
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Early winter
Flower Colour
White
Shape
Upright
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
5m
Region
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga
Habitat
Forest
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
Yes
  • Rapanea melanophloeos

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