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Ormosia hosiei

Ormosia hosiei is a medium-sized tree from central and southern China, grown for its handsome foliage and seed pods. It is best treated as a hardy garden tree in mild climates, given deep, well-drained soil and full sun while young.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly during establishment and in dry spells, then allow the top of the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Deep, well-drained loam; tolerates a range of soils once established.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate climates; protect young trees below about -10 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
C. & S. China
Climate
temperate

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Ormosia hosiei is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ormosia hosiei 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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