Lotus plum (Diospyros lotus) Macadamia typically growing 10-15 feet tall

typically growing 10-15 feet tall

with dark green leaves and long

typically reaching 2-3 feet in height

and are often used in salads

The Insulin Plant is also known by the common names of 'Fiery Costus' or 'Spiral Flag'

Lotus plum (Diospyros lotus) Macadamia typically growing 10-15 feet tallNative to China and Asia Minor, the Lotus Plum hosts a decadent, plum meets date flavor when fully ripe. The small yellow fruit, when mature, takes on a blue black color (and is rather astringent until that point). Eaten out of hand or cooked into jelly, many commonly dry the Lotus Plum to entice its date like profile, hence the name Date Plum. Diospyros lotus also goes by Caucasian Persimmon or Lilac Persimmon and is a member of the Ebenaceae family,