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Cassia bakeriana

Cassia bakeriana
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0

Cassia bakeriana, the pink shower tree, is an evergreen tree from Myanmar and Thailand grown mainly for its showy, fragrant pink-purple flowers. It needs warmth and full sun, and it is a good choice for a sunny, frost-free spot.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply when the top few centimetres of soil are dry, and reduce watering in cooler months.
Soil
Well-drained loam or a general potting mix with added grit.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
N. Myanmar to N. Thailand
Climate
wet tropical

About

Cassia bakeriana, also commonly known as the pink shower tree, wishing tree, and dwarf apple blossom tree. It is a flowering plant in the subfamily, Caesalpinioideae of the legume family, Fabaceae. It is a broadleaf evergreen tree growing up to 30 feet (9.1 metres). It is native to Myanmar and Thailand. The pink shower tree is mostly grown as an ornamental and it has showy, fragrant flowers that are pink-purple in color.

Other Cassia plants

Cassia aubrevillei · Leichardt-bean · Cassia ferruginea · Cassia fikifiki · Golden shower · Pink shower · Apple blossom · Cassia leiandra · Bronze Shower Tree · African Laburnum · Cassia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cassia bakeriana 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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