Dombeya willichii - Tropical or Strawberry Hydrangea
By Delonix1
31 Jan, 2022
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January is when many of the Dombeya species bloom here in San Diego. The flowers clusters usually get much larger than my tree in a big pot. They’re typically as large as a small cantaloupe. The fragrance of the flowers smell like strawberry cake or ice cream. Photo taken Jan. 30, 2022.
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Agreed.
31 Jan, 2022
The fragrance is wonderful, also.
2 Feb, 2022
It really is stunning and the scent too, wow!
5 Feb, 2022
It’s having a really good bloom in the very warm weather we’ve been having here in San Diego.
6 Feb, 2022
That's a spectacular head of flowers!
22 Feb, 2022
It’s covered with these flower-balls
22 Feb, 2022
Added to my faves, it’s absolutely beautiful! I am just trying to evoke the sweet fragrance in my head! 😊
22 Feb, 2022
Thanks! 😀
Large trees are very spectacular. The only real issue with this tree is that the flowers hang on the tree after they’re brown.
23 Feb, 2022
what a smashing flower, a lovely gentle pink too.
31 Jan, 2022