General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: up to 98 feet
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Fruit: Other: Roasted seeds are edible to humans.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Winter
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Flowering Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Brush Kurrajong
  • Lacebarktree
  • Lacebar Kurrajong
  • Pink Flame Tree
  • Pink Sterculia
  • Queensland Laceba

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Location: Los Angeles Arboretum, Arcadia, California
Date: 2012-10-13

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Date: December
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: April 2013
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: April 2013
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: July 2012
Ripe seedpods split open to reveal the seeds.

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials, by TarsierMan
Location: Honeydew, Johannesburg
Date: October
credit: Tekwani
Location: Honeydew, Johannesburg
Date: October
credit: Tekwani
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: April 2013
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: April 2013

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