Mazhar Botanic Garden

Parkinsonia florida (Benth. ex A. Gray) S.Wats

Blue palo verde

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000833
English name: Blue palo verde
Native: Sonoron Deserts, Mexico
Country: United States

Deciduous small tree or shrub, grows up to 10-12 m tall, leaves compound, gray-green flowers lemon yellow fruit pods 5-75 cm long

Ornamental plant. Landscape.

Cercidium floridum

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Texture: Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Drought-tolerant plant
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 8 b : 8 b
pH range: 5.5-8.5
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Shrub Small tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Landscape Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Deciduous
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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