General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 15-20 feet
Plant Spread: 15-20 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Broadleaf
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Other: Large 4 to 6 inch round umbels of fragrant showy pink flowers.
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Uses: Flowering Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Tropical Hydrangea
  • Pink-Ball

Photo Gallery
Location: Garfield Conservatory Chicago IL
Date: 2019-01-01
Uploaded by DavidofDeLand
Location: San Diego Safari Park
Date: 2017-12-21
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2013-03-01 
Spent blooms
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2017-07-17
Location: Orlando Florida
Date: 2011-12-15
Dombeya wallichii
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: November 2015
Location: San Diego Safari Park
Date: 2017-12-21
Location: Historic Old Town, San Diego, California 
Date: 2015-01-12
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: November 2015
Location: Wouw Netherlands
Location: Old Town Historic District, San Diego, California   
Date: 2015-01-12
Location: Sugar Mill Botanical Gardens, Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2013-03-01
Uploaded by DavidofDeLand
Location: Orlando Florida
Date: 2009-01-04
Dombeya wallichii
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2013-01-18
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2013-01-18
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2013-01-18
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2013-01-18
Location: San Diego Safari Park
Date: 2017-12-21
Location: Osaka Prefectural Flower Garden, Osaka, Japan.
Date: January 19, 2008
Photo by KENPEI
Comments:
  • Posted by GoneTropical (Orlando, Florida - Zone 9b) on Jan 4, 2012 11:40 AM concerning plant:
    The huge leaves are soft and fuzzy and the pink flowers smell deliciously like sugar cookies.

    This plant is a fast growing shrub and starts to flower in mid December in Central Florida. The large pink flower balls are pendulous (like holiday ornaments) and do look a lot like mophead hydrangea flowers (hence the name Tropical Hydrangea)
    Bloom time is December through January. It is a low maintenance plant and requires no special soil, but it wants at least 6 hours of sun. This plant is not frost tolerant, but will grow back fast after a light freeze.

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