Mazhar Botanic Garden

Brachychiton bidwillii Hook.

استركوليا بيدولياي

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000790
Common name: استركوليا بيدولياي
English name: Dwarf kurrajong, Little Kurrajong
Native: Eastern Australia
Country: Australia
(PGR): Rare

Deciduous small tree  reaching 4-5 m tall leaves very hairy, 5-lobed, young leaves purple-brown flowers pink or bright red unfading fruit follicle, seeds  surrounded in the capsule by irritant hairs and are best collected using gloves 

A very ornamental tree and it can be grown in large pots.The flowers are large on good specimens, and an attractive bell shape. They form in large clusters, increasing in size as the tree matures. Used in the garden as a feature tree and also useful a a small shade tree.

Sterculia bidwillii Hook, Brachychiton paradoxus subsp bidwillii (Hook) ATerracc

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Texture: Clay Coastal Alluvial Soils Lime rich soils Mildly acidic soils Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds. grafting
Flowering time: Later spring
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.0- 7.0
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Deciduous (tree)
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Deciduous
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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