The African Tulip Tree is an upright, tropical tree with pinnate leaves and large clusters of magnificent, bright orange-red flowers. It is one of the most spectacular flowering trees and thus is widely grown in warm regions around the world. It hails from equatorial Africa where it grows in tropical rainforests. Leaves are large, deep green and shiny. It has a stout, tapered trunk with a buttressed base and smooth gray bark. It has a fast growth rate and it grows in a variety of soils, including sandy and limestone soils. Hardy in zones 10-11.
Growing instructions for the African Tulip Tree
1. Soak the seeds for several hours. 2. Put a mixture of potting soil and compost or peat moss in a pot. 3. Press the seeds onto the surface of the soil. Do not cover the seeds with soil because they need light to germinate. 4. Water the seeds. Keep the soil moist but not wet. 5. Put the pots in an area that is in part shade. The seeds start to germinate in a few weeks. 6. When the seedlings are a few inches tall, they can be transplanted.
Growing instructions for the African Tulip Tree
1. Soak the seeds for several hours. 2. Put a mixture of potting soil and compost or peat moss in a pot. 3. Press the seeds onto the surface of the soil. Do not cover the seeds with soil because they need light to germinate. 4. Water the seeds. Keep the soil moist but not wet. 5. Put the pots in an area that is in part shade. The seeds start to germinate in a few weeks. 6. When the seedlings are a few inches tall, they can be transplanted.