Scientific/Botanical Name:
Genus: Radermachera
Specie: R. sinica
Variety/Cultivar:
English Name:
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Common Name:
"China Doll", "Serpent Tree" or "Emerald Tree"
Botanical Family:
Name in Latin: Bignoniaceae
Name in English: Jacaranda/Bignonia or Catalpa Family
The Plant
Origin: Southern China - Taiwan
Growth Habit: evergreen, tree/shrub, bushy
Flower: white, trumpet like
Blooming Period: rarely blooms indoors
Leaf: Bipinnate, broad, divided into numerous leaflets. glossy,dark green and lacy.
Usage:
Indoor or patio plant, out door with tropical conditions
Care and Handling
Soil: general potting
Amount of water: Lots of moisture but well drained soil, medium humidity
Nutrition: every 2 weeks through fall with 10-10-10 diluted by 1/2
Special handling: Requires plenty of light, does not tolerate drafts, Grows best when root bound. Fairly new as house plant. Introduced in the 1980's.
Special feature/remarks:
Recent Dwarf variations have been released, often referred to as the Asian Bell Tree.