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ISLAND
PLANTS
CORAL PLANT
For a combination of lacy foliage and bright reddish-orange flowers, it's
hard to beat the Coral Plant (Jatropha multifida). It blooms during the
warmer months of the year, taking a rest in winter. But even in winter,
the delicate fern-like foliage makes it a highly desirable addition to
a Bahamian garden.
The Coral Plant grows on a single trunk and can be used as a specimen planting,
individually or in groups. It is an undemanding plant that needs little
care once planted in full sun or light shade, but is not salt-tolerant.
The flowers of the Coral Plant give way to one inch diameter tricorn seed
pods that turn from green to yellow. The mature individual seeds, planted
just below soil level, quickly produce new plants. This Issue Table
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