Hibiscus 'Black Beauty' bananas succulent bowl or space saving

succulent bowl or space saving benchtop fruitbowl

we found the variegation depends on the light and temperature

3 nodes cutting with roots

Xanadu can reach a height of 60 - 120cm with a width of 90 - 150cm

This plant is Alpinia nutans or 'Dwarf Cardamom' and sometimes 'False Cardamom' - so it is an ornamental for the garden - not 'True Cardamom' (Elletaria cardamomum) of aromatic Indian spice fame

Hibiscus 'Black Beauty' bananas succulent bowl or space savingHibiscus 'Black Beauty' does not quite live up to its name. Although extremely beautiful, the colour is more of a deep burgundy rose colour. The flowers are large and attention getting, for this reason alone it is definitely worth growing. But to say the flowers are 'purple to black' is not really a helpful or accurate description.