General Information
Pistachio Nightmare has conspicuous bright green serrated leaves highlighted with a cream centre and speckled with radiant neon pink, yellow and brown with greenish undersides. Fresh new leaves have brighter colours. Stems and petioles are greenish white in colour. It prefers full sun to partial shade. Pistachio Nightmare could be planted in vertical gardens as they give bold texture because of its sharp contrast. It displays attractive leaf characteristics like fancy leaves and peculiar colouration. It also looks great on the ground or a container
| Salient features | |
| Plant Height | 47.333 cm |
| Number of leaves | 41.333 |
| Number of branches | 7.333 |
| Stem girth | 0.610 cm |
| Length of the leaf with petiole | 11.389 cm |
| Petiole length | 2.067 cm |
| The diameter of the leaf stalk | 0.233 cm |
| Leaf width | 7.556 cm |
| Length of the leaf without petiole | 9.344 cm |
Source-
- Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Ela, Old Goa, Goa
