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Brachychiton velutinosus
Brush Kurrajong is a tree native to the tropical north of Queensland and nearby Papua New Guinea, grown mainly in warm frost-free gardens. Its key needs are full sun and well-drained soil; it is rarely grown as a houseplant.
Brachychiton velutinosus is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Illawarra Flame Tree · Brachychiton acuminatus · Brachychiton albidus · Broadleaf Bottletree · Little Kurrajong · Brachychiton carruthersii · Kurrajong · Brachychiton chrysocarpus · Hill Kurrajong · Brachychiton compactus · Pink flame tree · Northern Kurrajong
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brachychiton velutinosus 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.
