Subject: Bombax ellipticum Sun May 24, 2009 12:06 pm
This 'tree' is in a pot next to the mailbox. It's been cut back repeatedly so that the trunk is a huge, round caudex about the size of a basketball-and-a-half (maybe 18 inches diameter). It only has two buds this year. I was out earlier today and the larger bud was still closed. Just at sunset I went out and this is what I found--
Mary-Anne Unionized Gardener
Posts : 3783 Join date : 2009-03-14 Location : The Sunshine State.
Subject: Re: Bombax ellipticum Sun May 24, 2009 1:12 pm
!!!!WOW!!!! Amazing Ron Its certainly spectacular
Is it a night flowering plant... Thanks for sharing
Pitta Gardener
Posts : 1868 Join date : 2009-03-16 Age : 89 Location : Cooktown Qld
Subject: Re: Bombax ellipticum Sun May 24, 2009 2:29 pm
Wonderful Bombax . I;ve only seen it as a large tree . I have Bombax ceiba growing in our forest .trees 50 ft + tall .I find the lovely red silk cotton flowers under the tree .
a good site .http://www.toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi?number=5&find=Bombacaceae&imagesonly=1
Sun May 24, 2009 12:06 pm
Its certainly spectacular 
