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Growing Requirements

Prefers a well-lit situation offering the plant protection from the hot sun.

Characteristics

Amended from 2004. Light green with some white markings. The outer margins are finely edged with red. The inner margins are marked with white. In the cooler months the new growth is flushed with creamy white. As the leaves mature the colouring changes to green streaked with white. The petioles are marked with red and white. The margins of the large leaves are moderately to broadly undulated. The very tips may turn down.

History

'Makaleka'
Speciesfruticosa
Colours
  • Green
  • White
Origin Countryflag of United States United States
Leaf ShapeJuno
Light RequirementFiltered Light
SizeLarge
Produces FlowersYes
Produces SeedYes
SizeLarge