August 2009

Plant Data

Plant Image:

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Botanical Name:

Lagunaria patersonia

Common Name:

Cow Itch Tree

Nativity:

Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands and coastal Queensland, Australia

Growth Habit:

Large, evergreen tree to 40 to 50 feet, becoming pyramidal in old age.

Growing Requirements:

Tolerates drought, salt spray and many soil types. It is frost tolerant to 23° F.

Features:

Handsome as a street or park tree, it is somewhat large for most urban gardens. Blooms profusely with charming pink flowers in late summer and early fall. The seed pods (and to a lesser degree all plant parts) have irritating hairs, giving it the common name.

Where at Lotusland:

Behind the hedges of the parterre below the star fountain.

August 2009

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