Chrysalidocarpus Pembana x Chrysalidocarpus Madagascariensis

Common Name: None

Sun: Full sun

Growth Rate: Moderate

Fertilizer: None

Water: Low

Cold Tolerance: Unknown (probably 30deg F)

History: Natural F1 hybrid that was discovered in a nursery in Homestead, Florida, USA.

Production: Purchased in 2019.  Said to be from a batch of seeds that were collected from a Chrysalidocarpus pembana (mother plant) in cultivation that received pollen from a nearby Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis, giving this hybrid a plumose leaf.

Benefits: Unknown.

Identification: Looks like a Chrysalidocarpus ‘Mahajanga’ which is clustering, but with Pemba characteristics in the stems.

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