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The Seaside Mahoe is
a small, evergreen tree in the hibiscus family that grows on beaches and in coastal
forests in tropical regions around the world. It has a short, crooked or leaning
trunk with thick, ridged bark and a
broad, spreading, rounded canopy. Leaves are large, heart-shaped and on long stalks.
They are light green or bright green, leathery and shiny. It has large, funnel-shaped
flowers that are light yellow with a dark maroon center. The flowers become
maroon later in the day. Fruits are oblate, leathery capsules that are on long
stalks. The Seaside Mahoe is an attractive flowering tree that is grown in
coastal regions for its attractive foliage and flowers and for its durability. Fruit
and seed buoyant and adapted to long-distance dispersal by tides and ocean
currents. Native of old World tropics; and now found in coastal regions
throughout tropics and sub-tropics; naturalized in Florida and West Indies. Grown
as a specimen ornamental, and in medians and parking lots; tough fibrous bark
used for rope and caulk for boats; wood is oily and makes highly polished
timber, but makes only small items since wood is often twisted and rarely found
in large pieces; yellow dye obtained from fruit; medicinally, several
plant parts used. Tahitians considered the tree sacred and grew it near places
of worship.
Growing Instructions
1. Soak the seeds in
water for several hours.
2. Scarify the seeds
by nicking or sanding the seed coat
3. Put a mixture of
potting soil and sand or perlite into a pot with drainage holes in the
base. The soil should be moist and well-drained.
4. Sow the seeds on
the soil.
5. Cover the seeds
with a layer of soil that is 0.5 inches thick.
6. Water the seeds.
Keep the soil moist but not wet.
7. When the plants
are a few inches tall, they can be transplanted.
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