Flowering
Pink Shower Tree
Cassia javanica L.
Southeast Asia to New Guinea
Fun factAlthough deciduous, the tree replaces its leaves so quickly that it rarely looks bare.
Cassia javanica is a deciduous tree of the pea family with slender, somewhat pendulous branches and feathery pinnate leaves. In summer it is covered in clusters of pink and white flowers, with different shades of pink and white on the same tree and even the same flower, which is why it is also called apple-blossom cassia. Long cylindrical pods follow the flowers, and the tree is planted as an ornamental shade and street tree throughout the tropics.
Sourced · see Record tab
11on the estate
4carrying a tag
2sponsored
FamilyFabaceae
Spanish nameCasia rosada
Also known asPink shower, Pink and white shower, Apple-blossom cassia, Pink cassia, Pink Cassia
Native toAssam to southern China and Papuasia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Indochina, the Philippines and New Guinea
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | South Hill East | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | Steven S., USA | |
| 161 | South Hill East | B | 16 June 2016 | Dead | Steven S., USA | |
| 187 | Muruga Circle | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | — | |
| 188 | Muruga Circle | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | — | |
| — | — | — | 24 May 2018 | Planted | — | |
| — | — | — | 24 May 2018 | Planted | — | |
| — | Home Driveway | — | 30 June 2019 | Planted | — | Pink Flowers |
| — | Home Driveway | — | 1 July 2019 | Planted | — | Pink Flowers |
| — | Home Driveway | — | 2 July 2019 | Planted | — | Pink Flowers |
| — | Home Driveway | — | 3 July 2019 | Planted | — | Pink Flowers |
| — | Home Driveway | — | 4 July 2019 | Planted | — | Pink Flowers |
7 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.