Styrax redivivus [Sugarloaf Mnt, Shasta Co.] Palm/Cycad fuscopicta

fuscopicta

An old cultivar that is probably the hardiest of the holly-leaved

Foliage is small and shiny and spring flowers are pinkish urns followed by dark purple berries

dark-green foliage is offset beginning in late summer by lovely little pink flowers appreciated by our bee friends for a late season nectar source

with this strain

Styrax redivivus [Sugarloaf Mnt, Shasta Co.] Palm/Cycad fuscopictaMostly thought of as a summer rainfall genus, this species native to the west coast of the United States is to adapted Mediterranean climes, most often found growing in western chaparral. To an eventual 8 to 10 feet with an upright habit. Deep green oval leaves, surprisingly long white bell shaped flowers and golden fall color. Grown in habitats similar to western redbud, this beauty is accustomed to long dry summers and can go summer deciduous when