Origin
South America
Light
Full sun
Watering
Weekly
Care
Easy
Flowering
Flowering
Outdoor
Arbre de Judée
Pink flowers emerge straight from the trunk and old branches, before a single leaf: a phenomenon called cauliflory.
Care Profile
A guide to ensuring your botanical companion thrives.
Origin
Mediterranean
Light
Full sun
Watering
Rarely
Maintenance
Easy
Flowers straight from the bark
A Mediterranean tree of the legume family, it carries its flowers straight on the trunk and old wood, ahead of the heart-shaped leaves that follow.
Its slightly tart pink flowers are eaten in salads, and its flat pods stay on the branches all winter.
"It flowers on old wood, never on new."
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Styling Tip 01
Plant young, once and for all
Its taproot resents transplanting: choose the final position from the start.
02
Styling Tip 02
Dry, chalky soil
It thrives on poor limestone ground but tolerates no standing water.
03
Styling Tip 03
Prune as little as possible
Don't cut the old wood that carries the flowers: keep to a light clean-up after blooming.
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Origin
South America
Light
Full sun
Watering
Rarely
Care
Easy
Flowering
Flowering