Spathodea campanulata seed
LATIN NAME: Spathodea campanulata
COMMON NAME: African Tulip Tree, Fountain Tree, Nandi Flame
The African tulip tree is one of the most spectacular of the tropical flowering trees, and its great, tulip-shaped heads of orange-red bloom have made it a blaze of the warm landscape. It grows as a fast-growing, evergreen or semi-deciduous tree, reaching seven to twenty-five metres, with a rounded crown of bold, pinnate leaves and, through a long season, the remarkable, upright clusters of many large, tulip-shaped, cup-like flowers in brilliant orange-red or scarlet, borne at the tips of the branches and holding water in their cups, which has given the tree the name of the fountain tree, followed by the upright capsules of many winged seeds. It is the single species of its genus, Spathodea, in the trumpet-creeper family, and it is commonly known as the African tulip tree or the Nandi flame, while it is native to the warm regions of Africa and it is grown around the tropical world as a spectacular ornamental.
The African tulip tree belongs to the trumpet-creeper family, Bignoniaceae, and it is the single species of the genus Spathodea. It is commonly known as the African tulip tree or the Nandi flame, and it grows between seven and twenty-five metres tall, while it is prized for its spectacular orange-red, tulip-shaped bloom.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The African tulip tree has a genuine and growing place in both horticultural and ecological research. It has been studied in horticulture, since it is one of the most spectacular of the tropical flowering trees, prized for its great heads of tulip-shaped bloom, and researchers have examined its cultivation, its growth and its value in the warm landscape, while its spectacular flowers and its fast growth have made it a celebrated tree of the tropical gardens and the avenues. The tree has also been studied in ecology, since it has been planted widely in the warm regions and it has become naturalised in some of them, and researchers have examined its growth, its spread and its management in the regions where it has been introduced, while its value and its potential to spread have both been examined. The species has also been studied in botany and in chemistry, since it is a member of the trumpet-creeper family and the plant has had traditional uses, and its classification and its content have been examined. For a tree of such flame, the African tulip tree has a rich and growing record of research.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the African tulip tree is a generous tree of the tropical landscape. Its great orange-red flowers feed the birds and the insects, and its bold crown gives shade and shelter, while it is a blaze of bloom in the warm gardens and along the avenues of the tropics.
Its economic value is real. It is one of the most spectacular of the tropical ornamental trees, grown in the gardens, the parks and along the avenues of the warm world, prized for its flame of bloom, and it has drawn attention in the international tropical gardening press as one of the most spectacular of the warm-climate trees, while the plant has also had traditional uses in its native Africa. For a grower, the African tulip tree is an easy and spectacular tree, and for a gardener in a warm region it brings great tulip-shaped heads of orange-red bloom. The seeds are easy — sow them in a pot of moist, free-draining compost in a warm, bright spot, water them gently, and they’ll sprout within a couple of weeks, growing on into a fast, flame-flowered tree.
Spathodea Campanulata
Also known as the wonderful African Tulip Tree.
A profusion of color! Large orange scarlet flowers that are crinkled tulip like bells, that come from the rain forests of Africa. Glossy green pinnate leaves.
There is a real good chance, that no one in your neighborhood has this tree LOL
Plan to be the center of attention!
Grows 50-60′ tall, 35-50’wide.
Top growth may be killed at 28-30degrees, but the roots may survive down to 22 degrees.
Full sun for fast growth and best flowering.