Melicytus — 1 species

Botanical species in the genus Melicytus recorded in the PlantPeers database.

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Melicytus ramiflorus

Melicytus ramiflorus

Family: Violaceae

Cultivation

Requires a sunny position in a well-drained moderately fertile soil. This species is not very hardy in Britain, it requires the protection of a sunny wall even in the mildest areas of the country. Some trees in Penzance in Cornwall were 6 metres tall in 1930 and withstood temperatures down to -10°c.

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