Malvaceae
Thespesia grandiflora
Thespesia grandiflora
Also known as Maga grandiflora, Montezuma speciosissima, Montezuma grandiflora
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tropical Tree · Caribbean Native · Malvaceae · Large Flowers · Puerto Rico · Flowering Tree · Warm Climate · Rare · Ornamental
Thespesia grandiflora is a striking tropical flowering tree suited to warm, frost-free climates with partial to full sun exposure. Keep the soil consistently moist but well-drained, and fertilize with a balanced slow-release fertilizer in spring and summer. This Caribbean native is best grown outdoors in USDA zones 10-12 and rewards minimal pruning with abundant large blooms.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until soil is moist throughout, allowing the top 1-2 inches to dry before the next watering · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- 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
- 96 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Red
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Dominican Republic, Honduras, Puerto Rico
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle
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