$45.00
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You can plant the coir pot directly into the ground, which will eliminate root disturbance and help keep your plant happy. The roots will make their way through the pot and into the soil. The pot itself will decompose within about two months in healthy, watered soil.
Malpighia glabra. 19cm coir pot.
Native to southern North America, Central America and throughout the Caribbean, this evergreen shrub / small tree offers lovely cherry-red fruit.
The fruit is high in vitamin C and can be eaten raw or cooked.
The fruit has traditionally been used medicinally to assist with coughs, colds, diarrhoea and liver problems, among other things.
The plant enjoys a full sun position in well draining soil, and should grow around 3m – 6m high.
Cutting grown.
