Plant Habit: | Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
Plant Height: | 3-10 feet |
Plant Spread: | 3-10 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Other: 3 inch to 4 inch long flat pod that noisily splits open exposing small brown pea like seeds. |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Orange White Other: Reddish-orange and yellow |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Medicinal Herb |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Fruit is poisonous Other: The fruit is poisonous raw; however, people in Central Africa presumably eat the seeds after boiling in several changes of water. |
Propagation: Seeds: | Scarify seeds Days to germinate: 10-35 Other info: Under optimum conditions and climate it will self-sow and may even become weedy. |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
Awards and Recognitions: | Texas Superstar® RHS AGM Other: National Flower of Barbados |
Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
piksihk | On July 4, 2018 | Bloomed |
piksihk | On August 8, 2017 | Bloomed |
piksihk | On April 17, 2016 | Transplanted HW round bed |
piksihk | On September 12, 2015 | Obtained plant LynneHtx |
MrsBinWY | On January 3, 2019 | Seeds germinated 2 showing their radical |
MrsBinWY | On December 25, 2018 | Seeds sown 4+1 seeds from monetwwqi; chip, soak 48 hours, paper towel in baggie until radical emerges per https://www.rarepalmseeds.com/... Seeds on the paper towel looked like they were molding. Put back in water with H2O2 on 1-1-19. |
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