Maieta guianensis (Amazon Ant-plant)
Maieta guianensis (Amazon Ant-plant) with textured green leaves and many small red fruit along branches.
Botanical name: Maieta guianensis
Common name: Amazon Ant-plant
Family: Melastomataceae
Origin: South America
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
USDA Zone: 9-10
Plant form: Small
Mature height: 2-5 ft
Sun exposure: Semi-shade; shade
Cold tolerance: Frost sensitive. Protect from freezing.
Watering: Regular
Flower color: White and off-white
Suitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growing
Maieta guianensis (Amazon Ant-plant) with small fuzzy red and black fruit on green ribbed leaves
Maieta guianensis (Amazon Ant-plant) stems with ribbed dark green leaves and clustered red round fruit.
Maieta guianensis (Amazon Ant-plant) with shiny textured green leaves and tiny clusters of red fruit.
Maieta guianensis (Amazon Ant-plant) with glossy ribbed foliage and miniature red fruit along the stems.
Maieta guianensis (Amazon Ant-plant) with narrow ribbed green leaves and small round red fruit.
Maieta guianensis (Amazon Ant-plant) with thick textured green leaves in a close up.
Maieta guianensis (Amazon Ant-plant) stems carry fuzzy red fruit nestled between thick ribbed green leaves.
Maieta guianensis (Amazon Ant-plant) growing with many dark green leaves along a thick central stem
Maieta guianensis (Amazon Ant-plant) with deep green ribbed leaves and tiny red fruit clusters.
Maieta guianensis (Amazon Ant-plant) stems with ribbed green leaves and clusters of tiny red fruit.
Maieta guianensis (Amazon Ant-plant) with green veined leaves and tiny red round fruit attached
Maieta guianensis (Amazon Ant-plant) with textured deep green leaves and small red fruit on stems.
Maieta guianensis (Amazon Ant-plant) with distinct textured green leaves and one smaller dark bronze leaf.
Maieta guianensis (Amazon Ant-plant) with orange fruit nestled between green foliage and stems.
Maieta guianensis (Amazon Ant-plant) showing small red fruits nestled between dark green veined leaves.
Maieta guianensis (Amazon Ant-plant) showing small red fruit growing along a slender brown stem.
Maieta guianensis (Amazon Ant-plant) bearing small round red fruit along a fuzzy stem.
Link to this plant:
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