Leea coccinea Rubra
Family: Leeaceae
Red Leea, West Indian Holly, Hawaiian Holly
Origin: Burma
large shrub 5-10 ft, full sun, shade, semi-shade, regular water,
red/crimson/vinous flowers, pink flowers.
A very attractive shrub with decorative foliage and large groups
of colorful flowers with petals which are bright red outside and
yellowish inside, followed by black fruit.
Red Leea is a very attractive shrub with decorative foliage and
large groups of colourful flowers with petals which are bright red
outside and yellowish inside, followed by black fruit. This plant is
a tropical erect shrub. The specific name "rubra" fits it perfectly:
the plant has red all over - leaves, petioles with a reddish tinge,
red buds and flowers. It is a 1.8-2.5 m tall shrub with composite
leaves and a thick foliage. The leaves are beautiful per se, and
most people cultivate this species for the foliage. But it also has
eye-catching red blooms. |
