A small tree to 8m high the highly scented iconic flowers and glossy green leaves have made this tree popular worldwide. The tree is moderately drought tolerant in tropical and subtropical areas, being able to withstand an extended dry season.
- Type
- Exotic
- Maintenance
- Low
- Water use
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- Zero
- Size
- Medium Trees & shrubs 3 - 7 metres
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Zones
- Moist tropical, Semi-arid with summer rain, Moist temperate with hot summers, Arid interior
- Tolerances
- Salt
- Regions
- Darwin Living Water Smart
- Shade levels
- Full sun
- Flowering seasons
- Summer
- Attribution
- Nelumbo Botanics