Mazhar Botanic Garden

Dombeya wallichiana (Lindl.) Benth. Ex Baill

Pink ball tree tropical hydrangea

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000139
Common name: Pink ball tree, tropical hydrangea
Arabic name: دومبيا بمبي
Native: India, Eat Africa, Madagascar
Country: India Madagascar
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen shrub or small tree to 9 m high leaves very broadly cordate-ovate, sometimes 3-angled flowers deep pink or red, pendent

ornamental plant

Dombeya  penduliflora  (DC) A Gomez

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Texture: Ordinary soil
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Softwood cuttings, air-layering
Flowering time: Winter and early spring
Zone: 9 : 10
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Shrub
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid

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