Buy Labels App Pricing Explore Plants Log In Start for Free
Buy Labels App Pricing Explore Plants
/

Pachira aquatica

Money Tree, Malabar Chestnut, Guiana Chestnut, French Peanut, Provision Tree

Names

Scientific name
Pachira aquatica
Common name
Money Tree, Malabar Chestnut, Guiana Chestnut, French Peanut, Provision Tree

Measurements

Height
3 - 30 ft
Spread
6 - 30 ft
Growth Rate
Moderate

Requirements

Hardiness zones
10a, 10b, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Soil Drainage
Moist but Well-drained
Soil type
Loam
Soil pH
Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3), Slightly alkaline (7.4 - 7.8)

Physical Traits

Lifecycle
Perennial
Leaf lifecycle
Evergreen broadleaf
Foliage color
Medium Green
Bloom time
Spring, Summer
Bloom color
Cream, Yellowish-Orange, Yellowish-white with red-tipped stamens, Creamy yellowish-white with red tipped stamens
Seasons of interest
Spring, Summer, Fall
Propagation methods
Seeds, Cuttings
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Birds

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank
Species
Author
Aubl.
Publication
Hist. Pl. Guiane : 726 (1775)

Superior Taxa

Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Pteridobiotina
Phylum
Angiosperms
Order
Malvales
Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Pachira

Synonyms

Pachira villosula Pachira longifolia Pachira grandiflora Pachira pustulifera Pachira macrocarpa Bombax aquaticum Bombax macrocarpum Bombax rigidifolium Carolinea grandiflora Carolinea macrocarpa Carolinea princeps Pachira aquatica var. occidentalis Pachira aquatica var. surinamensis Pachira villulosa Sophia carolina Pachira carolinea

References

Home - Money tree (Pachira aquatica) - Research Guides at New York Botanical Garden, New York Botanical Garden, https://libguides.nybg.org/pachira, accessed November 10, 2024

Find Trees & Learn | University of Arizona Campus Arboretum, University of Arizona Campus Arboretum, https://apps.cals.arizona.edu/arboretum/taxon.aspx?id=1222, accessed November 10, 2024

Money Tree (Pachira aquatica) - Garden.org, Garden.org, https://garden.org/plants/view/78077/Money-Tree-Pachira-aquatica/, accessed November 10, 2024

Pachira aquatica - Plant Finder, Missouri Botanical Garden, https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=277941, accessed November 10, 2024

Money Tree (Pachira aquatica), Gardenia, https://www.gardenia.net/plant/pachira-aquatica-money-tree, accessed November 10, 2024

World Flora Online, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/, accessed June 20, 2024

Shop
Outdoor Labels Indoor Labels Wholesale
Get Help
support@knownplants.com FAQs
© With Cardinal, LLC
Terms of Service Privacy Policy Cookie Policys California Consumer Privacy ActCCPA