An evergreen shrub that may be shaped into becoming a small tree. A year round bloomer the yellow flowers appear all along the branches.
Posts from ‘November, 2008’
Koelreuteria bipinnata – Chinese Flame
This fall bloomer is a medium deciduous tree. The yellow blooms with salmon colored seed pods make a spectacular showing.
Plumeria – Frangipani
A deciduous medium tree with fragrant flowers and a high salt tolerance. There are many different colors and hybrids of Plumeria available. In Hawaii the flowers are widely used to make leis.
Senna alata – Candle Bush
This plant gets it common name from the long erect yellow candle like blooms. This large evergreen shrub blooms summer and fall and can also be used as a small tree.
Samanea saman – Rain Tree
The origin of this large evergreen tree is Tropical America. The pink powder-puff like blooms stand out against the dark waxy green leaves. The leaves close at night producing condensation, hence the common name.
Psuedobombax ellipticum – Shaving Brush
A medium size tree which is deciduous and blooms in the winter. The flowers are pink or white and resemble a shaving brush. This bombax has no thorns.
