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Bignoniaceae
Cuban pink trumpet-tree
Tabebuia pallida
Also known as Tabebuia dominicensis, Bignonia pallida, pink tabebuia, Bignonia cranalis
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tabebuia · Trumpet Tree · Tropical Tree · Pink Flowers · Caribbean · Fast Growing · Bignoniaceae · Flowering Tree · Pollinator · Subtropical
The Cuban pink trumpet tree is a fast-growing tropical flowering tree prized for its stunning clusters of pale pink blooms, often appearing before new leaves in spring. It performs best in full sun to partial shade with regular watering and well-drained soil in frost-free climates. An excellent specimen or street tree for tropical and subtropical landscapes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until water drains from the base, then allow the top 2 inches of soil to dry before the next watering · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–8
- Temperature
- 55°F to 100°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 9a-12b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 25 ft
- Spread
- 16.7 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Bermuda, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, Hawaii, Leeward Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Seychelles, Windward Is.
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Birds
Sources: trefle
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