Flowering · Medicinal
Pink Shower Tree
Cassia grandis L.f.
Mexico to tropical South America
Fun factThe pods are called 'stinking toe' in English for the smell of their pulp, yet in Central America that same pulp, carao, is drunk with milk as a traditional iron tonic.
A medium-sized semi-deciduous tree with an umbrella-shaped crown, a straight trunk and smooth light grey bark. When leafless it covers itself in star-like flowers that open red and through pink to peach. The flowers are followed by long, cylindrical woody pods filled with a dark, sticky, strong-smelling pulp that is used in Central America as a tonic drink.
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1on the estate
1carrying a tag
0sponsored
FamilyFabaceae
Spanish nameCarao
Also known asHorse cassia, Coral shower, Stinking toe, Carao, Cañafístula
Native toCentral Mexico through Central America to tropical South America, typically along rivers
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Welcome Center Entrance | B | — | Healthy | — | On Property |
0 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.