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Sesbania punicea

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Sesbania punicea (Sesbania punicea)

Another "weed" for Delonix!

Grown from seed sent to me by Alexandramou - THANKS!!



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amy
Amy
 

Gosh that is different it looks like a hand with extra fingers !

4 Jul, 2014

 

The photo doesn't do it justice Amy!

Delonix will still call it a weed though!!

4 Jul, 2014

 

It is very pretty flower and can be very pretty little tree.
Lucky that you can grow it.

5 Jul, 2014

 

Looks great Meanie.

5 Jul, 2014

 

Thanks Klahanie!

Big thank you to you Alex for the seed! I'll pm you in a week or so about sending the Echeveria plants and the Mackaya seed.

5 Jul, 2014

 

Meanie:

It's definitely a weed in many parts of Southern California. In Balboa Park there's one area where it's allowed to grow wild. The flowers and seed-pods are very beautiful, though.

8 Jul, 2014

 

Thankfully our climate will not allow it to become invasive.

8 Jul, 2014

 

Does it grow well outside?

9 Jul, 2014

 

It has this summer. I'll plant it out permanently next spring.

9 Jul, 2014

 

Such a stunning colour.....

9 Jul, 2014

 

They tend to be very hardy. I'm sure it'll grow well for you in the ground.

10 Jul, 2014

 

DD - it really has been worth the effort.

Delonix - it's seed grown so this winter it will still fit the garage, but next spring it will be planted out.

10 Jul, 2014

 

So it's still to small to put out into the yard? I know it's a very fast growing small tree. It can grow to 10' (3m) within one summer season.

10 Jul, 2014

 

One SoCal summer!!!

10 Jul, 2014

 

Looks fabulous.

10 Jul, 2014

 

Meanie:

Yes, 6 - 10' (2 to 3m) is typical...especially if it receives water. It's like many trees in the legume family, they grow extremely fast.

11 Jul, 2014

 

Thanks Linda!

Delonix - I got about 2 metres last year. This year it is more interested in branching out.

11 Jul, 2014

 

It usually starts branching at about 6 -10' (2 -3m) tall. You can have it branch taller if you want a 20' (6m) tall tree...it'll spread about 15' (5m). Large trees are the most impressive because they bloom the most prolific.

11 Jul, 2014

 

Large trees are harder to dig out when they die!

11 Jul, 2014

 

Typically, they're very easy to remove. It doesn't develop the very large trunk.

Here's a photo of some trees

http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/SESBANIA_PUNICEA.htm

12 Jul, 2014



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