General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Tree
Cactus/Succulent
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Water Preferences: |
Dry Mesic
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| Plant Height: |
10 to 30 feet |
| Leaves: |
Deciduous
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| Fruit: |
Dehiscent
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
White
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| Flower Time: |
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
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| Underground structures: |
Taproot
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| Suitable Locations: |
Xeriscapic
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Cuttings: Stem
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| Containers: |
Needs excellent drainage in pots
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| Miscellaneous: |
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Goes Dormant
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| Conservation status: |
Least Concern (LC)
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- Accepted: Pachypodium rutenbergianum
- Synonym: Pachypodium rutenbergianum var. meridionale
- Synonym: Pachypodium meridionale
Posted by
Baja_Costero (Baja California - Zone 11b) on Jun 5, 2018 10:18 PM concerning plant:
Large succulent tree, usually with a thick trunk and many branches. The largest and most widespread of the Madagascar Pachypodiums. Found mostly at low altitudes on the western side of the island. Uncommon in cultivation.
Narrow, deciduous leaves. White scented flowers. Long, narrow, horn-like fruit. This tree normally flowers and branches late, at perhaps 6 feet, though all sorts of variation in lower branching can occur.
Pachypodium sofiense was formerly a variety of rutenbergianum and is less common in nature and cultivation. It has a wider, pitted fruit and tends to make wider leaves.
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