1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Eastern Africa, Madagascar
Southeastern Asia, India
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
gardens, Screen Cottage and Informal Garden
gardens, Homesteads, Urban areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
550.00 cm40.60 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
240.00 cm25.40 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Hot Pink, Magenta, Rose
Orange, Light Yellow, Peach, Orange Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Cold, Cough, Wounds
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Dried heads are used in floristry, Grown for shade
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
DOMBEYA wallichii
CROSSANDRA infundibuliformis
7.2 Common Name
Pinkball, Pink ball tree, Tropical hydrangea
Firecracker Flower
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Pink Ball Tree
Kracher-Blume
7.2.3 In French
Pink Ball Tree
Firecracker fleur
7.2.4 In Spanish
Pink Ball Tree
flor petardo
7.2.5 In Greek
Pink Ball Tree
πυροτέχνημα λουλούδι
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Pink Ball Tree
flor foguete
7.2.7 In Polish
Dombeja Wallicha
petarda kwiat
7.2.8 In Latin
Pink Ball Tree
flos Firecracker
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Sterculiaceae
Acanthaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Dombeyoideae
Brodiaeoideae
8.10 Number of Species