Colville’s
Glory is a tropical flowering tree that bears spectacular clusters of bright
orange flowers at the ends of its branches. It is named after Sir Charles
Colville, who discovered it in Madagascar. It is a rare and beautiful tree with
an upright form, a straight trunk, smooth, brown bark and large, mid-green,
fern-like leaves. The flowers are in cylindrical clusters about a foot long
that hang down from the twigs. It has a fast growth rate and can reach 30 to 50
feet tall. Colville’s Glory is very showy when in bloom. It is grown as an
ornamental, flowering and specimen tree in warm regions around the world. It is
native to the western coast of Madagascar. Hardy in zones 9-12.
Growing
Instructions for Colville’s Glory
The seeds have
a hard seed coat that has to be treated, or scarified, in order for water to
enter the seeds so that they can sprout. 1. Scarify the seeds by nicking or
sanding the seed coat. The seeds can be sanded with sandpaper, a nail file or
an emery board. 2. Soak the seed in water for several hours. 3. The seeds like
moist, well-drained soil. Prepare a mixture of half potting soil and half sand,
perlite or vermiculite. Put the soil in a pot. Water the mixture so that it is
moist but not wet. 4. Put the seeds on the soil. 5. Cover the seeds with a thin
layer of soil. 6. Water the seeds. 7. Place the pots in an area with warm
temperatures in full sun or part shade. 8. When the seedlings are a few inches
tall, they can be transplanted.
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