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| synonyms: Ipe, Tabebuia avellanedae, Toledo |
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| tree/shrub type: Broad leaved trees and shrubs |
| foliage: Semi-evergreen |
| size: Tall forest trees (above 10m) |
| leaf type: Palmate |
| flowering period: Winter |
| leaf colour: Leaves green |
| plants for a purpose: Trees and shrubs with decorative pink flowers, Trees and shrubs with decorative blue/purple to black flowers |
| growing conditions: Drought tolerant plants |
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Tabebuia impetiginosa (Mart. ex DC) Standl., syn. T. avellanedae Loretz ex Griseb. Ipe or Toledo An upright tree to 20m with palmate leaves and heads of pink to purple flowers opening on the leafless tree, native of Mexico to Argentina, flowering in late winter, semi-evergreen; leaves with 5–7 leaflets. Flowers 4–7.5cm long, to 5cm across, with yellow in the throat. Seed pods to around 50cm. A good specimen tree in S California, sometimes flowering again in autumn, drought-resistant when established. Needs water in summer. USZ 9–11, surviving -6.5°C (20°F) of overnight frost. |
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