Type: Broadleaf evergreen
Tolerates part shade, but best flowering is in full sun. Widely grown in tropical climates but sensitive to cold, it was once quite rare in cultivation in California. Foliage will die if temperatures dip to 28 degrees F., but roots may survive to 20 degrees F. Notwithstanding its beauty, African tulip tree is considered to be an aggressive and invasive spreader in many tropical areas where it has been introduced. It has been nominated as among 100 of the "World's Worst" invaders. Zone: 10 to 11
It produces abundant seeds which are carried by the wind or in the current of streams and rivers to new locations.
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Bloom Description: Reddish-orange with yellow corolla margin
Spread: 15.00 to 25.00 feet
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Water: Medium
Brittle wood and susceptibility to wind damage make it a questionable selection for roadside use.The Garden wouldn't be the Garden without our Members, Donors and Volunteers. Fragrance: No . ... Products growing in these pots are easy to transplant and allow for deeper, faster growth and are designated with a -t3 or -t4 respectively. Native Range: Tropical Africa
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In tropical climates, it can easily spread into disturbed sites, abandoned farmland, pastures, forest margins and waste areas.Where winter hardy, it serves as an excellent flowering landscape tree.
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Pronunciation: spath-OH-dee-uh kam-pan-yoo-LAY-tuh.
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Family: Bignoniaceae
Evergreen tree, usually to 40-50 ft (12-24 m) high, rounded crown, wide spreading, often dense. /BitsPerComponent 1
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We studied the stoichiometry of Spathodea campanulata leaves decomposing in novel subtropical moist forests. /Name /Im1
With a picturesque buttressed truck and gray bark there seems to be no end to the awesomeness of this tree. Sun: Full sun
Shade tree.
Winter hardy to USDA Zones 10-11 where it is easily grown in rich, moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soils in full sun. Growth Rate: Medium. 3) Leaf type: odd pinnately compound Leaflet margin: entire Leaflet shape: elliptic (oval); oblong Leaflet venation: pinnate Aromatic African Tulip Tree Spathodea Campanulata. Spathodea campanulata or African tuliptree quantity. Spathodea campanulata-- African Tulip-Tree Page 2 Crown density: moderate Figure 2.
Established plants have some drought tolerance, but trees subject to dry conditions often become ragged in appearance with some leaf drop. May drop some leaves in dry seasons or when subjected to light frost.