Sterculia apetala

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Height: 50 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 50. to 100 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 100.
Width: 30 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 30. to 50 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 50.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring
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Exposure: sun
Features: deciduous, flowers
USDA Zones: 11 to 12
Flower features: red, pink, white
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Read about Sterculia apetala in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Sterculia apetala, Karst. (S. carthaginensis, Cav. Helicteres apetala, Jacq.). Tree, about 40 ft. high: lvs. cordate-rounded, usually more than 1 ft. diam., 5- (-3-) lobed to the middle, glabrous above, velvety beneath, lobes elliptical, obtuse, or oblong: fls. yellowish white with purple spots, about 3/4 in. across. Mex., Cent. Amer., and Colombia; intro. into Jamaica and Fla. CH


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