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Saphora tomentosa,Saphora, Neeklace Pod, Silver Bush - Kadiyam Nursery

Stunning Silver Bush Plant: Saphora Tomentosa (Neeklace Pod) for Sale

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Common name:
Saphora, Neeklace Pod, Silver Bush
Regional name:
Marathi - Sophora
Category:
Shrubs
Family:
Leguminosae or Fabaceae or Pea family
Light:
Sun growing
Water:
Normal, Can tolerate less
Primarily grown for:
Flowers
Flowering season:
Year-around flowering, Flowers in flushes throughout the year
Flower or Inflorescence color:
Yellow
Foliage color:
Green, Blue Grey or Silver
Plant Height or length:
1 to 2 meters
Plant Spread or Width:
1 to 2 meters
Plant Form:
Spreading
Special Character:
  • Rare Plant or difficult to get plant
  • Good for screening
  • Good for Hedges and Borders
  • Attracts butterflies
  • Suitable for road median planting
  • Hanging or weeping growth habit
  • Good on seaside
  • Grows best in humid and warm regions
Generally available in India in quantities of:
Less than a hundred

Plant Description:

- A native shrub of Florida.
- It is quite suited to coastal locations but may be grown inland as well.
- The leaves are soft almost like velvet.
- Plants have drooping stems with the flowers always facing outwards or downwards - never upwards.
- Older specimens can be pruned in to small tree.
- Typially multi-trunked or chumping stems.
- Plant spacing 30-60 inches
- Grows 6 - 10 feet. But can be kept as low as 3 feet.

Growing tips:

- Grow well full sun on a well drained sandy soil.
- This plant is moderately drought tolerant and has low fertilizer requirments.
- Looks excellent when planted as a group in lawns.