Cordyline 'Black Beauty' 1.3ltr cycads in tropical deciduous thorn forests

in tropical deciduous thorn forests and oak woodlands at elevations over 1000 ft (hence its tolerance of cold)

This is a vigorous and thornless variety that produces good crops of black-red fruit with a flavour similar to that of raspberries and the raspberry-like flowers are a good source of nectar for honey bees

the blossoms consist of a yellowish-green spathe and spadix

Each pinnate green leaf typically has up to 9-11 pairs of narrow green leaflets

from the mountains of Madagascar

Cordyline 'Black Beauty' 1.3ltr cycads in tropical deciduous thorn forestsGorgeous tropical Cordyline fruticosa 'Black Beauty' produces green foliage when young that darkens with time and provides a striking elegant colour in any garden, landscape or indoor pot.