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Moringaceae
Drumsticktree
Moringa oleifera
Also known as Moringa, Ben oil tree, Horseradish tree, Hyperanthera pterygosperma
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Moringa · Superfood · Tropical Tree · Edible Leaves · Drumstick Tree · Medicinal · Fast Growing · Drought Tolerant · Nutrition
Moringa is a fast-growing tropical tree prized for its highly nutritious leaves, pods, and seeds, and is remarkably easy to care for once established. It prefers full sun and well-draining soil, and is surprisingly tolerant of poor conditions. Avoid overwatering, as it is prone to root rot — less water is almost always better for this resilient tree.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently, allowing soil to dry out significantly between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Aldabra, Andaman Is., Angola, Arizona, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Chad, Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Birds
Sources: trefle
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