Rainbow Shower Trees (3)
Here's a little closer look at one of the rainbow shower trees. Besides looking fascinating with almost a hypnotic, kaleidescopic effect when the wind breezes through... they do smell pretty nice too. Unfortunately I can't upload the floral scent to the Internet. You'll just have to imagine it for yourself.
Here's a little closer look at one of the rainbow shower trees. Besides looking fascinating with almost a hypnotic, kaleidescopic effect when the wind breezes through... they do smell pretty nice too. Unfortunately I can't upload the floral scent to the Internet. You'll just have to imagine it for yourself.
Comments
 | 12:19pm July 22 2006grenthal said: It's hard to imagine a scent, but it's so nice to look at this! |
 | 10:14pm July 22 2006yellville said: Do they sell cuttings.....Beautiful |
 | 12:14am July 23 2006pueo said: (reply to comment #13246) hmm I'm not sure. Well it looks like you can buy a rainbow shower tree here: http://www.alohatropicals.com/ Just search for it. Interestingly they appear to be based in California. |
| 12:24am July 23 2006yellville said: (reply to comment #13263) Thanks P.......... |
 | 1:48am July 23 2006PennyLane said: fantastic shades of pink, pueo! i can smell them :-) |
 | 2:39pm July 23 2006Minz said: This tree is really quite something!
Such a wonderful photograph of it. |
| 4:21am July 24 2006pueo said: (reply to comment #13264) Y, I asked Aloha Tropicals about what form the tree would come in. They said it would be a rooted 6 to 7 inch plant... I assume in a pot. It probably would take a couple of years before you saw a bloom out of one of those. If the floral displays this year are any indication, a heavy rain in the spring (here March) and a hot dry summer helps to make these trees bloom tremendously. |
| 8:11pm July 24 2006yellville said: (reply to comment #13462) Spring rains and hot dry summers we can give em, I can wait a few years for blooms too.....looks like for $25 bucks (included shipping) we can try one here......Might have to protect in the winter though if they ever reverse the global warming |
| 1:26am July 25 2006pueo said: (reply to comment #13515) Yup, apparently you may want to bring it indoors when it gets colder than the mid 50s.
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/calif/msg1118491419186.html?6 From an environmentalist's point of view, the thing I like best about this tree is that it doesn't have an easy way to go off and propagate itself. Especially here, self propagating plants can wreak havoc with delicate ecosystems. For the most part this tree plays nice and stays put. |
 | 12:16pm July 26 20062hlfpnys said: Wow this is beautiful....more pink then the first ones...thank you for sharing your part of the world...it is so beautiful |
