Tabernaemontana Divaricata 'Silver'
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Tabernaemontana Divaricata 'Silver'
Height
0.8meter
Tabernaemontana Divaricata 'Silver'
| Family Name: | Apocynaceae |
Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | A small compact shrub, it can grow up to 20cm in height and has a flat, broad surface. |
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| Foliage | The ovate leaves are variegated and exude a white milky latex when broken. Leaf margin is entire. |
| Flowers | The flowers are white in colour and shaped like pinwheels. |
| Cultivation | It is best grown under full sun. |
| Etymology | The genus Tabernaemontana is named after Jacob Theodore Mueller von Bergzabern of Heidelberg, a physician and herbalist. The specific epithet divaricata means wide-spreading, straggling which refers to the growth habit. |
Full Sun
Moderate Water
Ornamental Leaves
Shrub
