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Parmentiera dressleri

Parmentiera dressleri is a small tree from the Bignoniaceae family, native to wet tropical forests of Costa Rica and Panama, and it is rarely grown outside its native range. Growing it is mainly about providing warm, humid, frost-free conditions and bright light.

Family
Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-vine family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and allow the top layer to dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile loam or a rich potting mix with added organic matter.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Costa Rica to Panama
Climate
wet tropical

About

Parmentiera dressleri is a species of flowering plant in the family of Bignoniaceae. It is a tree native to Costa Rica and Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Parmentiera plants

Cuachilote · Candle tree · Parmentiera morii · Parmentiera stenocarpa · Parmentiera

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Parmentiera dressleri 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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