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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 8 to 23 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
White
Bloom Size: 5"-6"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Toxicity: Other: flowers and seed pods contain toxins
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Silky Oak Tree
  • Spider Flower
  • Rain Flower

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Location: Macleay Island, Queensland, Australia
Date: 2014-04-24
Commonly trees have entirley white flowers and not red.
Location: Macleay Island, Queensland, Australia
Date: 2014-04-24
Location: Macleay Island, Queensland, Australia
Date: 2014-04-24
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Date: 2013-11-23
UCSC Arboretum

Photo by Kurt Stüber

Photo by Kurt Stüber
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this is White Silky Oak Tree by jbcphotos Jan 27, 2021 1:32 AM 1

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