Macleania Coccoloboides
Rarely seen in cultivation, this Macleania Coccoloboides, an unusual member of the blueberry and Rhododendron family has highly decorative blooms with all the beauty of Christmas ornaments!
This plant comes from the mountain cloud forests in Ecuador, where it is also rare. In the wild, this species is found growing both in soil and as an epiphyte on trees. The plant has long, woody stems that grow mostly sideways 6 to 12 feet in each direction. The leaves are exceptionally attractive. They are thick and leathery, and very large for the genus - about 4 to 5 inches long. The plant flowers throughout much of the year, with tight clusters of inch-long blooms along the branches. The bright red blooms are tipped with white, with the white portion tipped in red, creating a nice target for hummingbirds. Like the leaves, the flowers are thick-textured and durable.
--- strangewonderfulthings.com
Macleania Coccoloboides
Rarely seen in cultivation, this Macleania Coccoloboides, an unusual member of the blueberry and Rhododendron family has highly decorative blooms with all the beauty of Christmas ornaments!
This plant comes from the mountain cloud forests in Ecuador, where it is also rare. In the wild, this species is found growing both in soil and as an epiphyte on trees. The plant has long, woody stems that grow mostly sideways 6 to 12 feet in each direction. The leaves are exceptionally attractive. They are thick and leathery, and very large for the genus - about 4 to 5 inches long. The plant flowers throughout much of the year, with tight clusters of inch-long blooms along the branches. The bright red blooms are tipped with white, with the white portion tipped in red, creating a nice target for hummingbirds. Like the leaves, the flowers are thick-textured and durable.
--- strangewonderfulthings.com