Ornamental Rice Black Madras
You'll love the purple streaks on these pointy green leaves.
Reaching about 16 inches high and half as wide, Black Madras forms a neat, dense, fountain-shaped plant that looks great for months and months. It's perfect in containers as well as the garden, and makes the ideal mass planting for waterside areas. Use it with your flowering plants (it makes a great foreground planting for dwarf Canna and Butterfly Weed!), and cut individual sword-shaped leaves for filler in bouquets. There are endless ways to use this all-purpose sun-lover!
All Black Madras really needs is full sunshine and consistently moist soil. Direct-sow the seeds as soon as the soil warms up in spring and all danger of frost is past, and you'll be watching the purple-striped green leaves shoot up and out before you know it! Pkt is 50 seeds.
| Genus | Oryza |
| Species | sativa |
| Variety | 'Black Madras' |
| Habit | Vase |
| Seeds Per Pack | 50 |
| Plant Height | 16 in |
| Plant Width | 8 in |
| Item Form | Seeds |
| Additional Characteristics | Direct Sow, Easy Care Plants, Variegated |
| Foliage Color | Burgundy, Dark Green, Purple, Variegated |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun |
| Moisture Requirements | Moist, well-drained |
| Resistance | Heat Tolerant, Humidity Tolerant |
| Soil Tolerance | Clay, Normal, loamy, Sandy |
| Uses | Beds, Border, Containers, Fall Color, Foliage Interest, Ornamental, Outdoor |
