Red Silk Cotton Tree Exotic Tree - Bombax Ceiba - 5 Seeds Barenbrug Texas and the South West

Texas and the South West of the USA in abundance

The scientific name commemorates the French missionary and naturalist Armand David

The name "Basilico Genovese" is protected by the European Union with the Denominazione di Origine Protetta certification

but the flavour is worth the extra work

excellent cut flowers

Red Silk Cotton Tree Exotic Tree - Bombax Ceiba - 5 Seeds Barenbrug Texas and the South WestBombax ceiba, like other trees of the genus Bombax, is commonly known as cotton tree or tree cotton. This tropical tree has a straight tall trunk and its leaves are deciduous in winter. Red flowers with 5 petals appear in the spring before the new foliage. It produces a capsule which, when ripe, contains white fibres like cotton. Its trunk bears spikes to deter attacks by animals. Although its stout trunk suggests that it is useful for timber, its