Schotia brachypetala
- Product number: 647010
- Origin: South Africa
- Latin: Schotia brachypetala
Beautiful tree from South Africa, which flowers beautifully as a container plant in our climate. Light frost is tolerated, but timely winter storage is safer. The large clusters of bright red flowers are followed by pods with edible seeds. Because the beans resemble broad beans (boerbonen in Afrikaans), you could call this plant the "Broad Bean Tree"... Undeservedly a relatively unknown sight, which germinates very easily from seed! Place the plants outdoors in summer, eventually in a large pot. They are also beautiful to shape into a bonsai.
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Latin: Schotia brachypetala
Dutch: Tuinbonenboom
Also known as: Tuinbonenboom
English: Weeping Boer-bean
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- Flower colour: Bright red flowers in large clusters
- Origin: South Africa
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Moderately frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Easy
- Latin: Schotia brachypetala
- Dutch: Broad bean plant
- Also known as: Broad bean tree
- English: Weeping Boer-bean
