Tropicals > Alluaudia > Alluaudia comosa > Alluaudia comosa
Alluaudia comosa
Hairy Alluaudia.
Origin: Madagascar.
| Family |
| Didiereaceae |
| Genus |
| Alluaudia |
| Species |
| comosa |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c - H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -1.1 - 4.5 °C |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 30 - 40 °F |
| Height |
| 2 - 10 m |
| Spread |
| 1 - 6 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Shape |
| Shaped like a funnel or large mushroom. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Usually 2 stems, thickened, and divergent. |
| Leaf Description |
| 1 - 2 leaves subtended by a spine, obovate, fleshy 10-22 mm long, and 10 mm wide. |
| Flower Description |
| In umbels of 5-10 white flowers. |
| Fruit Description |
| Flattened ovoid, 2 cm long, and about 1.6 cm in diameter. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| By seed and woody stem cuttings. |
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