| Botanical Name: Maytenus phyllanthoides | |
| Common Name: Mangle Dulce |
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Anatomy
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Culture
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Design
Plant Type
Shrub
Height Range
3-6'
Flower Color
Green
Flower Season
Spring
Leaf Color
Dark Green
Bark Color
n/a
Fruit Color
Red
Fruit Season
Summer
Information by: Kathleen Moore
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery
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Description
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Notes
A mounding evergreen shrub grow slowly to 3' x 4'. Leaves are leathery and light green. Green nonshowy flowers apper in spring and lead to red fruits. Good in containers. Accepts full sun to part shade. Quite salt tolerant. Native to the southern U.S. and Mexico.