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Tabebuia Species, Pink Tecoma, Pink Trumpet Tree, Pink Poui-Rosea, White-Cedar, Whitewood

Tabebuiaheterophylla

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Family

Bignoniaceae (big-no-nih-AY-see-ee)

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Genus

Tabebuia (ta-bee-BEW-ee-uh)

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Species

heterophylla (het-er-oh-FIL-uh)

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Synonym

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Foliage

Evergreen

Deciduous

Height

20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

30-40 ft. (9-12 m)

over 40 ft. (12 m)

Spacing

30-40 ft. (9-12 m)

Hardiness

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)

USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Danger

N/A

Bloom Color

Pale Pink

Pink

Rose/Mauve

Bloom Time

Late Winter/Early Spring

Mid Spring

Late Spring/Early Summer

Other Details

Category

Trees

Water Requirements

Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Foliage Color

Unknown - Tell us

Where to Grow

Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Characteristics

Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Size

Unknown - Tell us

Other details

Unknown - Tell us

Soil pH requirements

6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)

6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information

Non-patented

Propagation Methods

From woody stem cuttings

From semi-hardwood cuttings

From seed; sow indoors before last frost

From seed; direct sow after last frost

By air layering

Seed Collecting

Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds

Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Huntington Beach, California

Long Beach, California

Spring Valley, California

Bartow, Florida

Big Pine Key, Florida

Homestead, Florida

Kissimmee, Florida

Lake Worth, Florida

Miami, Florida

Minneola, Florida

Naples, Florida

Rockledge, Florida

Saint Petersburg, Florida

Sarasota, Florida

Tampa, Florida

Vero Beach, Florida

West Palm Beach, Florida

Zephyrhills, Florida

Ahuimanu, Hawaii(2 reports)

Heeia, Hawaii(2 reports)

Kaneohe, Hawaii(2 reports)

Waikane, Hawaii(2 reports)

Edison, New Jersey

San Antonio, Texas

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