Parkinsonia — 4 species
Botanical species in the genus Parkinsonia recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Parkinsonia aculeata
Parkinsonia aculeata
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the semi-arid tropics and subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 2,400 metres in the tropics; it has also spread as a weed into some warm temperate regions. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 24 - 32°c, but can tolerate 16 - 36°c. When dormant, the plant can survive temperatures down to about -4°c, but young growth can be severely damaged at -1°c.
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Parkinsonia florida
Parkinsonia florida
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Parkinsonia florida is a plant of arid and semi-arid climates in southwestern N. America, experiencing high summer temperatures and a highly variable rainfall. Requires a sunny position, growing in soils with low levels of nutrients, especially nitrogen and phosphorus.
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Parkinsonia microphylla
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Parkinsonia microphylla is a plant of arid and semi-arid climates in southwestern N. America, experiencing high summer temperatures and a highly variable rainfall. Requires a well-drained soil in a sunny position.
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Parkinsonia praecox
Parkinsonia praecox
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Plants are fairly frost hardy, tolerating occasional short-lived frosts down to about -5°c. Prefers a sunny position in a slightly alkaline soil. The leaves of this plant are ephemeral, being mainly present in the rainy season.
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