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Handroanthus impetiginosus Botanical nomencltuara: Handroanthus impetiginosus Pink Trumpet Tree is a semi-evergreen tree that grows 20-30 feet tall with a gray fissured trunk and palmately-lobed leaves divided into as many as seven leaflets radiating outward. The pink trumpet flowers have a white throat with yellow stripes and blooms in large clusters in the spring just before the new foliage emerges. The tree also has a very valuable timber. With its impressive flowering display, the tree is often cultivated as an ornamental plant in the tropical world. Pink Trumpet Tree is native to S. America - from Argentina north through Central America to Mexico. |