Ormosia hosiei Seeds | Hosei’s Ormosia
LATIN NAME: Ormosia hosiei
COMMON NAME: Hosei’s Ormosia
Plant Profile
Among the ornamental and useful plants raised from seed, Hosei’s Ormosia (Ormosia hosiei) stands out as a stately, evergreen tree in the family Fabaceae. Bright-red seeds have long been gathered and strung as beads, and tree is a fine, handsome, long-lived addition to warm garden. Seeds are best admired and kept out of reach, for they are not for eating. Taken as a whole, it is a plant that repays a little attention many times over.
Science & Biotechnology
Like other members of the Fabaceae family, Ormosia hosiei draws steady attention from botanists and plant breeders, who value the genus both as a subject of research and as a source of garden-worthy material. Hosei’s ormosia has a steady and growing place in plant science, and tree has been studied for its large, glossy, pinnate leaves and its place among valuable timber trees of warm forests. For researchers, plants like this one offer practical material for propagation studies and selection work.
Uses & Benefits
In the garden, Hosei’s Ormosia earns its place in borders, containers and mixed plantings, and it also rewards growers who raise plants for cutting, drying or kitchen use. Hosei’s ormosia is grown for fine, glossy foliage and scarlet-red seeds. Tree is a fine, long-lived addition to warm garden and avenue, and it has been written up in horticultural and conservation papers for its fine seeds and its value to warm woodlands. Seeds are best kept out of reach of little ones, and tree is a fine, handsome plant of warm, sheltered garden. After the first season it asks for very little beyond a place that suits it.
Ormosias are fine hardwoods with bright red seeds used as beads; the seeds are toxic and ornamental only.
Growing from Seed
Raising Hosei’s Ormosia from seed is straightforward. Fill a pot with a light seed compost, sow evenly on the surface, cover thinly and stand it somewhere warm, bright and evenly moist. Prick the seedlings out once they are large enough to handle, grow them on in bright light, and plant out when conditions allow.
Our Take
Hosei’s Ormosia settles in quickly once it finds its footing. Plant it in sun with drainage to its liking and the rest is easy.
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