About
A vigorous, woody liana from South America with stout, twining stems, broadly ovate, mid-green leaves and large, open clusters of small, pink, five-petalled flowers in summer. Grown in traditional Amazonian culture for its psychoactive bark, it is a botanical curiosity for a warm, humid, frost-free glasshouse.
About the genus
Taxus are small evergreen trees or large shrubs of rounded habit, with dense, linear leaves, insignificant flowers and, on female plants, conspicuous fleshy red arils surrounding the solitary seeds
Plant details
Suggested usesBorders, hedging, specimen planting.
Care notes
CultivationPlant in well-drained soil in sun or part shade.
PruningPrune after flowering or late winter.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.