Tabebuia pallida is a tropical Caribbean tree grown for its showy pink to lilac trumpet flowers. It needs a warm, frost-free climate and full sun, and is rarely grown as a houseplant.
Family
Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-vine family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then tolerate short dry spells once mature.
Soil
Well-drained loam or sandy soil.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Lesser Antilles
Climate
wet tropical
About
Tabebuia pallida is a species of Tabebuia native to the Caribbean (Leeward Islands,
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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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.