The single species it contains, Spathodea campanulata, is commonly known as the African tulip tree. [2] The tree grows between 7–25 m (23–82 ft) tall and is native to tropical dry forests of Africa. It has been nominated as among 100 of the "World's Worst" invaders. [3]

2021年3月10日 · Native to Africa’s tropical rainforests, African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata) is a big, impressive shade tree that grows only in the non-freezing climates of U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 and above. Want to know more about this exotic tree?

The African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata) is a tall, fast-growing tree native to Africa. It can grow up to 30m (100ft) tall with a trunk diameter of 1-2m (3-6ft). The leaves are large and glossy, and the flowers are red, orange or yellow.

Extravagant in every way, the African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata) is known throughout the world as one of the most beautiful of all flowering trees. Widely grown in tropical climates but sensitive to cold, it was once quite rare in cultivation in California.

2018年3月12日 · African Tuliptree produces tubular tulip like flowers whose color ranges from orange-red to scarlet and measures 9 to 13 cm long and 7 to 8 cm across which forms in erect clusters mainly at the top of the tree’s crown.

African Tulip spreads rapidly in mesic to wet areas, invading pastures and mature forests. The prolific seeds germinate quickly, reaching reproductive age in a few years. The dense thickets can crowd native vegetation in forests and waterways.

winter and until late spring, African Tulip-Tree produces terminal clusters of beautiful blooms held above the foliage, a profusion of upwardly-facing, orange and yellow flowers which open several at a time from curved, two-inch-long, fuzzy brown flower buds filled with water. African Tulip-Tree is quite spectacular when in bloom. It is often ...

Spathodea campanulata, commonly called African tulip tree, is a large, fast-growing tree that is native of tropical African forests where it typically grows to as much as 80' tall. In cultivation, it grows to a much shorter 25-40' tall.

In San Diego, African tulip trees bloom in late summer and into fall. Look for their glorious blooms at the Zoo—across from the koala habitat, in the Zoo's Gorilla Tropics area, in Scripps Aviary, and at Terrace Lagoon.