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Brachychiton obtusilobus

Brachychiton obtusilobus is a small tree from the arid Cape Range region of north-western Western Australia, grown mainly by collectors of Australian bottle trees. Its key to success is excellent drainage and full sun in a warm, dry climate.

Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, and let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty mix, with good drainage.
Temperature
18 to 35 °C; protect from frost and prolonged temperatures below 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Western Australia (NW. Cape Prov. Pen.)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Brachychiton obtusilobus is a tree of the genus Brachychiton native to Cape Range National Park in Western Australia. It was described in 1988.

Other Brachychiton plants

Illawarra Flame Tree · Brachychiton acuminatus · Brachychiton albidus · Broadleaf Bottletree · Little Kurrajong · Kurrajong · Brachychiton chrysocarpus · Brachychiton compactus · Pink flame tree · Northern Kurrajong · Brachychiton fitzgeraldianus · Brachychiton garrawayae

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brachychiton obtusilobus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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