Midnight Horror Tree 5 Seeds RARE - Oroxylum indicum - Tropical

Approaching the tree in twilight could be startling - the sight of its long 4' seed pods curved downward appear to be the wings of a resting vulture. This is a night blooming tree to 40' from India with leaves to 5'. Tropical. This is an ornamental tree, a very striking plant with bold, very large, much-divided, ornamental, glossy green leaves and bearing long, ample even, erect panicles of large, purple-red flowers. Various bits of the plant are used in an exciting variety of oriental dishes. Hardy in zones 10-11. In cooler areas grow as a patio plant, outside in the summer and indoors in the winter. This deciduous tree is naturally seen in the secondary forests in the tropics. It is in high demand now a days for its bark used for tanning and as medicine for fever and many other ailments and as tonic. Propagation is through seeds. The tree is often grown as an ornamental for its strange appearance. The long, podded fruits hang down from bear branches, looking like dangling sickles or swords in the night. The tree is also a night-bloomer and is pollinated naturally by bats. Additionally, after the large leaf stalks wither, they fall off the tree and collect near the base of the trunk, appearing to look like a pile of broken limb bones.

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