Other common names
Guiana chestnut, Malabar chestnut, Mexican fortune tree, provision tree, water chestnut
Conservatory Greenhouse Houseplants Trees
A large, evergreen tree grown as a houseplant, often with several plants plaited together. Stems are bright green at first, becoming grey-brown; the large, glossy, dark green leaves have five or more lance-shaped leaflets. Can reach 20m in its tropical home, but unlikely to exceed 1.5m in a pot. Mature trees produce spectacular flowers with five, 30cm-long, cream petals and 200 or more gold and crimson stamens, followed by large fruit containing up to 25 nuts
Position
Full shade, Partial shade
Soil Types
Loam
Max Height
1-1.5 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres