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On Jul 3, 2008, superpepper from San Diego, CA wrote:
When I bought this plant in October or so, it had one leaf on top and didn't look so hot. I potted it and brought it inside for the winter and the one leaf promptly fell off.
In spring, I put it back outside and it is growing like crazy. I have it on a south-facing balcony in a clay pot and it seems to like the sun. I water it regularly and it seems to respond well to the ample water. It hasn't bloomed yet, so I don't know if it is pink or white.
On Feb 23, 2007, BayAreaTropics from Hayward, CA wrote:
Attractive plant.But if you grow one outdoors in a pot be careful of sunburn. For a xeriscape plant usually planted in ground, its very sensitive to hot summer sun while kept as a potted plant. Temps below freezing are likely to kill it.
I have a pink shaving brush, it's an amazing plant to experience. The flowers are huge as well as the leaves. I planted it in the ground and it seems to be doing fine. I live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, even though it isn't listed that they grow here. When I first bought this tree the guy at the nursery didn't even know what it was, it was already 10 feet tall. He sold it to me for 60 dollars and told me it was called a "waxy." Only recently have I figured out the name of it through extensive research. I highly recommend this wonderful conversational tree.
On Oct 18, 2003, palmbob from Tarzana, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:
Bombax elipticum is a great pot plant, but if you want something large and caudiciform in your xeriscape garden that has a cool, bulbous green trunk and maroon emergent leaves with bizzare white puffy flowers, then this is the plant for you. It is extremely drought tolerant, but we find that if you water it a lot in the summer, it grows very fast and is much more likely to flower.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
, Apache Junction, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona (3 reports) Tucson, Arizona Bonsall, California Escondido, California Hayward, California Reseda, California Spring Valley, California Thousand Oaks, California Upland, California Big Pine Key, Florida (2 reports) Boca Raton, Florida Bradley, Florida Miami, Florida Mulberry, Florida Port Charlotte, Florida Brownsville, Texas Harlingen, Texas Houston, Texas Liberty, Texas
8 members have or want this plant for trade.
