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Dombeya acutangula
Hydrangea tree · Pink ball · Congo jute
Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: low Light: full_sun
Temperature
20–35 °C
Soil pH
5–6
Hardiness
Zone 10–10
Click count
76
Observations
89
Description
Source: leafsnapDombeya acutangula, the bois bete or mahot tantan, is a flowering plant species found only in Mauritius and Réunion. Formerly placed in the family Sterculiaceae, this artificial assemblage is now included in the Malvaceae by most authors. It has charming pale (white or light pink) flowers in small clusters. The natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests but it is almost extinct due to habitat loss; some 50 plants remain in the wild, growing in a narrowly circumscribed area at Corps de garde, Trois Mamelles, Yemen, Magenta and Chamarel.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 20–35°C
Ideal temperature: 20–35°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 5-6
Soil pH: 5-6
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Tree, Shrub
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Dombeya
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 10
- Mature Height
- 6.1 m
- Mature Spread
- 2.13 m to 3.96 m
- Leaf Color
- Forest Green, Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Semi-evergreen
- Flower Color
- Pink, White
- Flower Size
- 5.08 cm to 15.24 cm
- Bloom Time
- Winter, Early spring
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Spring, Early summer
Tags (7)
Common Names (3)
en Hydrangea tree
en Pink ball
en Congo jute