Cussonia paniculata
Cussonia paniculata
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant mainly of the subtropics, just entering into the tropics. Plants can tolerate at least some frost[1]. Requires a sunny position in a well-drained soil[1]. Established plans are drought tolerant[1]. A slow-growing tree[1]. The flowers are very attractive to a wide range of pollinating insects including bees, wasps and flies[1].
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as possible because it loses much of its viability within 3 months. However, seed sown in summer months will germinate faster (in about 4 weeks) than seed sown in winter (7 weeks to germination). Sow the seed in seed trays in a semi-shaded position, ensuring at least 15cm depth of soil to allow the small tubers to form. Do not allow seed to become waterlogged or dry out. Seedlings can be transplanted at about 4 months, but be very careful not to damage the fleshy roots when transplanting[1]. Plants can be grown from cuttings, but this is inadvisable because they do not make the proper, fleshy, underground rootstock that forms when plants are grown from seed[1] Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cussonia+paniculata>
Pollinators
Insects
References
- [1]PlantZAfrica.com — http://www.plantzafrica.com ↩︎An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants.
- [2]Flora Zambesiaca — http://apps.kew.org/efloras/fz/intro.html ↩︎An excellent online flora of plants from the Zambezi River basin. It lists a number of the plant uses as well as the habitats and botanical descriptions of the plants.