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Fabaceae
Quickstick
Gliricidia sepium
Also known as Mexican lilac, Lonchocarpus roseus, Mother of cacao, Millettia luzonensis
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tropical Tree · Nitrogen Fixing · Agroforestry · Living Fence · Fast Growing · Pink Flowers · Drought Tolerant · Legume · Tropical Garden · Medicinal
Quickstick is a fast-growing tropical tree or large shrub valued for its stunning pink and white flowers, nitrogen-fixing roots, and use in agroforestry and living fence systems. It thrives in full sun to part shade in well-drained soil and is highly adaptable once established, tolerating periodic drought. Prune regularly to control size and shape, or use cuttings — which root easily — to propagate new plants quickly.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but allow soil to dry somewhat between waterings; established trees are moderately drought tolerant · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Andaman Is., Aruba, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Birds
Sources: trefle
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