Mt Blackwood holly
Graptophyllum ilicifolium, Fam. Acanthaceae
A medium to tall shrub, 3-6m high.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Shrub |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Leaf: | Broadly egg-shaped or oval, margins irregularly toothed with spiky teeth, dark green, glossy, smooth, leathery, prominent veins, 6-11 x 4.5-5cm. New growth sticky. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Red |
| Flower description: | Rich red, tubular flowers, about 3cm long. Borne in pairs along the stems, opposite the leaves. August to November. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Woody, brown, about 2.6cm long. |
| Habitat: | Gallery (riverine or riparian) forest, rainforest. |
| Distribution | Queensland. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia. |
| Notes: | Slow growing, needs well drained soils and a semi-shaded position. Propagate from seed or cuttings. |
| Information sources: | Townsend K. & the Society for Growing Australian Plant Townsville Branch Inc. (1994) Across the Top: Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics. |
