Scientific Name:
Pachira aquatica
Pronunciation:
puh-CHEER-uh uh-KWA-tee-kuh
Common Name:
money tree
Family Name:
Malvaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Stems of potted plants often braided; leaves palmately compound, with 5-6(-9) leaflets, dark green; leaflets elliptical with a smooth margin.
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Central America, Mexico
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Google. Plants will grow much larger in the wild.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Digitate (palmate)
Colour in Summer:
Green, Variegated cvs. w. cream zones available.
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaflets have pinnate venation.
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, White, Yellow, Red
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Additional Info:
Unlikely to form on indoor plants
Fruit Type:
Capsule, Edible, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Edible, Unlikely to form on indoor plants
Bark Morphology:
Smooth, Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Brown
Propagation:
Seed
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
