Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex' - 12-15 CM C3

Description
The Rice-paper plant (Tetrapanax papyrifer) is a shrub or small tree with decorative, purple-red, flat fruits. These are small. It produces yellow-white, wheel-shaped flowers arranged in panicles from October to December. The Rice-paper plant also has egg-shaped, hairy, medium green leaves.

Bulletpoints
* Fruit ornamentation

Leaves
The wintergreen leaves of the Rice-paper plants are medium green, ovate, hairy, lobed. They are about 50 cm tall.

Water
The plant has a medium water requirement.

Soil
Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the ground is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Flower
The yellow-white, wheel-shaped flowers of the Rice-paper plant appear in panicles from October to December.

Fruit
The purple-red, flat drupes of Tetrapanax papyrifer are particularly decorative. These appear from January and are small.

Use
Ornamental shrub, natural garden, perennial bed, medicinal plant