Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Shrub
Origin
Eastern Africa, Madagascar
China
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
12
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Screen Cottage and Informal Garden
Hills, Lower slopes, open Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-154-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
550.00 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Hot Pink, Magenta, Rose
Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Light Green, Lime Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cordate
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Bark, Stem
Other Uses
Dried heads are used in floristry, Grown for shade
Used as firewood, Used for woodware, Used in biomass, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Wood is used for ship building, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
DOMBEYA wallichii
EUONYMUS phellomanus
Common Name
Pinkball, Pink ball tree, Tropical hydrangea
Cork Oak
In Hindi
Pink Ball Tree
कॉर्क ट्री
In German
Pink Ball Tree
Cork Tree
In French
Pink Ball Tree
Arbre de Cork
In Spanish
Pink Ball Tree
Árbol de corcho
In Greek
Pink Ball Tree
Cork Tree
In Portuguese
Pink Ball Tree
Cork Tree
In Polish
Dombeja Wallicha
Cork Tree
In Latin
Pink Ball Tree
Cork ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Malvales
Fagales
Family
Sterculiaceae
Celastraceae
Genus
Dombeya
Quercus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Mirini
Subfamily
Dombeyoideae
Mirinae
Number of Species
150
1
27800
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