Perennials, Tropicals > Pachypodium > Pachypodium decaryi > Pachypodium decaryi
Pachypodium decaryi
Origin: Native to central Madagascar.
| Family |
| Apocynaceae |
| Genus |
| Pachypodium |
| Species |
| decaryi |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| Height |
| 2 - 4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Habitat |
| Dry deciduous forest. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Almost spherical, 40 cm in diameter, grey skinned, smooth branches that can grow up to 2-4 m bearing leaves in terminal rosettes. |
| Leaf Description |
| Shortly petiolate, 5 - 10 cm long, 3.5-5 cm wide, finely hairy beneath at the margins. |
| Flower Description |
| White, 5 - 8 cm long, to 12 cm in diameter. |
| Fruit Description |
| Erect, curved from the base, 1 cm wide. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by seed or cuttings. |
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