TABEBUIA caraiba

[Al in Kona]

Anybody growing Tabebuia caraiba or know anything about it?  In October I took a pic of this tree growing in NE Brazil in a seasonably dry area near the Rio Sao Francisco just north of the city of Aracaju.  It was very dry then but flowering nicely.  This would seemingly be a nice flowering tree to grow in areas that experience dry periods.  If available, I'd try grow one here.  See photos below.

[Really full garden]

These grow into very large trees here on the south coast of Guatemala. The bloom time is Feb.-March.

[Eric in Orlando]

These are very common in south Florida and into the warmer parts of central FL. They flower very heavily in late spring and sometimes sporadically into summer.

This Tabebuia is now known as Tabebuia aurea, T. argentea and T. caraiba are both now synonyms.

 

[BigFrond]

I grow a couple of these.  They do flower in Feb or Mar around here.

[Silas_Sancona]

Quite common around Bradenton and Sarasota. While the best show occurs in mid- spring, flowers can be seen on a large specimen closest to the house almost all year. Corky bark and somewhat succulent, smooth, bluish green leaves are a dead give away upon close inspection.

Edited December 31, 2015 by Silas_Sancona

[Al in Kona]

Thanks for your replies.  Now I'm gonna have to try locate one or find some seeds to get one started.  Anybody ever get seeds forming on your tree? 

[Jerry@TreeZoo]

I am not convinced the tree you show is T. aurea (caraiba).  Do you have a closer view of the leaves and bark?

[Josh-O]

great looking tree! looks like I may be on the hunt for one as well.

[amazondk]

Jerry,

The picture of the trunck does not look like the tababuia grown in Florida.

 

dk