Flowering
Poroporo
Cochlospermum vitifolium (Willd.) Spreng.
Mexico to tropical South America
Fun factThe tree flowers best when stressed for water, so gardeners withhold irrigation to encourage a heavier display of its large yellow blooms on the bare branches.
A fast-growing deciduous tree of the dry tropics with a stout trunk, attractive grey bark, sparse branching and a rounded crown. Large yellow flowers open in the dry season while the tree is leafless. Egg-sized pods split to release seeds in a mass of silky white fibres.
Sourced · see Record tab
10on the estate
10carrying a tag
4sponsored
FamilyBixaceae
Spanish nameRosa amarillo
Also known asButtercup tree, Poro Poro, Rosa amarillo, Poró poró
Native toMexico through Central America (including Costa Rica) to tropical South America and Cuba, in seasonally dry habitats
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | Hill Driveway | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | Britta F., Germany | |
| 109 | Hill Driveway | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | Valérie S., Germany | |
| 110 | Hill Driveway | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | Valérie S., Germany | |
| 111 | Hill Driveway | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | Siboney Z., USA | |
| 190 | Muruga Circle | B | 16 June 2016 | Dead | — | |
| 191 | Muruga Circle | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | — | |
| 192 | Muruga Circle | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | — | |
| 193 | Muruga Circle | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | — | |
| 194 | Muruga Circle | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | — | |
| 195 | Muruga Circle | B | 16 June 2016 | Healthy | — |
0 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.