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11.3.1 Bauhinia variegata
– Reach a height of 6–12 m and their branches spread 3–6 m
– Flowers are 7.5–12.5 cm diameter, in shades of red, pink, purple, orange, or yellow
– Flowers are often fragrant
– Flowering in late winter and often continues to flower into early summer
– Prefer acidic soils and do not tolerate salty conditions
– Full sun exposure is preferred, but they can be grown under the partial sun.
11.3.2 Cassia fistula
– Popular ornamental plant and used in herbal medicine
– Medium-sized, up to 10–20 m with fast growth
– Flowers are produced in pendulous racemes with yellow petals
– Flowers with a pungent odor
– Strong and very durable wood
– Widely grown as an ornamental plant
– Trees were covered with yellow flowers, many times with almost no leaf being
seen
– Grow well in dry climates
– Relatively drought-tolerant and slightly salt-tolerant.
11.3.3 Cassia javanica (C. nodosa)
– Worldwide as a garden tree owing to its beautiful crimson and pink flower bunches
– Fast growing, semi-deciduous tree which flowers in spring
– The trunk that reaches heights of 25–40 m
– Planted as a shade and ornamental tree on streets and in parks
– Used medicinally.
11.4 Hedges and Shrubs
1. The Shrub Layer. This tier includes flowering, fruiting, wildlife-attracting, and
other useful shrubs. A small sampling: Lawsonia inermis, hibiscus rosa-sinensis,
Dodonaea viscosa, Jasminum mesnyi, Schinus terebinthifolius, Acalypha wilkesiana, Codiaeum variegatum, Buddleja asiatica, Malvaviscus mollis, Hedera
helix, Nerium oleander, and dozens of others
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11.3.1 Bauhinia variegata
– Reach a height of 6–12 m and their branches spread 3–6 m
– Flowers are 7.5–12.5 cm diameter, in shades of red, pink, purple, orange, or yellow
– Flowers are often fragrant
– Flowering in late winter and often continues to flower into early summer
– Prefer acidic soils and do not tolerate salty conditions
– Full sun exposure is preferred, but they can be grown under the partial sun.
11.3.2 Cassia fistula
– Popular ornamental plant and used in herbal medicine
– Medium-sized, up to 10–20 m with fast growth
– Flowers are produced in pendulous racemes with yellow petals
– Flowers with a pungent odor
– Strong and very durable wood
– Widely grown as an ornamental plant
– Trees were covered with yellow flowers, many times with almost no leaf being
seen
– Grow well in dry climates
– Relatively drought-tolerant and slightly salt-tolerant.
11.3.3 Cassia javanica (C. nodosa)
– Worldwide as a garden tree owing to its beautiful crimson and pink flower bunches
– Fast growing, semi-deciduous tree which flowers in spring
– The trunk that reaches heights of 25–40 m
– Planted as a shade and ornamental tree on streets and in parks
– Used medicinally.
11.4 Hedges and Shrubs
1. The Shrub Layer. This tier includes flowering, fruiting, wildlife-attracting, and
other useful shrubs. A small sampling: Lawsonia inermis, hibiscus rosa-sinensis,
Dodonaea viscosa, Jasminum mesnyi, Schinus terebinthifolius, Acalypha wilkesiana, Codiaeum variegatum, Buddleja asiatica, Malvaviscus mollis, Hedera
helix, Nerium oleander, and dozens of others