- End of blooming? (1)
Only a glimpse of the blossoms of "Ipê Branco" (Tabebuia roseoalba) a Brazilian tree, first described in 1890 as Bignonia roseo-alba.
Scientific name: Tabebuia roseo-alba
Popular names: "Ipê-branco-do-cerrado", "Ipê-do-cerrado", "Pau-d’arco", Honey's plant
Family: Bignoniaceae
Category: Trees, Ornamental Trees
Climate: Subtropical, Tropical
Origin: South America
Height: 6.0 to 9.0 meters, 9.0 to 12 meters, above 12 meters
Luminosity: Full sun
The "Ipê-branco" is a deciduous tree, with exuberant flowering, native to the Brazilian "cerrado" and swamps. It has a straight trunk, about 40 to 50 centimeters in diameter and fissured bark. It is small to medium in size, reaching 7 to 16 meters in height when fully grown.
Flowering usually occurs at the end of winter or spring, between the months of August and October, while the tree is completely stripped of its leaves. The flowers are trumpet-shaped and white or slightly pink.
The fruits are pod-like and contain numerous membranous, small, whitish, winged seeds.
The "Ipê-branco" is a tree of great ornamental value, which values landscaping projects both for its showy flowering and for its elegant shape and bluish crown.
In addition to its ornamental qualities, this "ipê" features wood of excellent durability, moderately heavy, with a smooth and glossy surface, good for internal finishes in civil construction.
* It seems that this particular tree stepped forward and decided to flower in the fall. But it is not uncommon that it ends up flowering twice a year.
So let's hope that between September and October new flowers will be available for appreciation.
* I put the name "Ipê" between hash marks because I couldn't find a translation into English, since it is a genuinely Brazilian tree. "Cerrado" is the second larger biome of Brazil covering about 25% of the national territory.
- End of blooming? (1)
Only a glimpse of the blossoms of "Ipê Branco" (Tabebuia roseoalba) a Brazilian tree, first described in 1890 as Bignonia roseo-alba.
Scientific name: Tabebuia roseo-alba
Popular names: "Ipê-branco-do-cerrado", "Ipê-do-cerrado", "Pau-d’arco", Honey's plant
Family: Bignoniaceae
Category: Trees, Ornamental Trees
Climate: Subtropical, Tropical
Origin: South America
Height: 6.0 to 9.0 meters, 9.0 to 12 meters, above 12 meters
Luminosity: Full sun
The "Ipê-branco" is a deciduous tree, with exuberant flowering, native to the Brazilian "cerrado" and swamps. It has a straight trunk, about 40 to 50 centimeters in diameter and fissured bark. It is small to medium in size, reaching 7 to 16 meters in height when fully grown.
Flowering usually occurs at the end of winter or spring, between the months of August and October, while the tree is completely stripped of its leaves. The flowers are trumpet-shaped and white or slightly pink.
The fruits are pod-like and contain numerous membranous, small, whitish, winged seeds.
The "Ipê-branco" is a tree of great ornamental value, which values landscaping projects both for its showy flowering and for its elegant shape and bluish crown.
In addition to its ornamental qualities, this "ipê" features wood of excellent durability, moderately heavy, with a smooth and glossy surface, good for internal finishes in civil construction.
* It seems that this particular tree stepped forward and decided to flower in the fall. But it is not uncommon that it ends up flowering twice a year.
So let's hope that between September and October new flowers will be available for appreciation.
* I put the name "Ipê" between hash marks because I couldn't find a translation into English, since it is a genuinely Brazilian tree. "Cerrado" is the second larger biome of Brazil covering about 25% of the national territory.