Salicaceae
Gia verde
Casearia arborea
Also known as Guidonia stipularis, Green giant, Samyda arborea, Verde plant
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tropical Tree · Casearia · Rainforest · Understory · Neotropical · Salicaceae · Humid · South America · Rare · Collector Plant
Gia verde (Casearia arborea) is a tropical understory tree native to Central and South American rainforests, best suited to warm, humid climates with dappled to partial shade. It prefers rich, consistently moist, well-draining soil and will not tolerate frost or prolonged drought. This species is rarely available in cultivation and is best grown in tropical botanical collections or large conservatory settings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until the soil is evenly moist; allow the top inch to dry slightly before rewatering · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- 50°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 10a-12b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 144 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Mixed
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle
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