Swamp Bloodwood

[Pedro 65]

Swamp Bloodwood / Corymbia ptychocarpa is stunning when in flower and the native parrots love it.

This pictured very small tree was cut right back as it got too lanky due to shading, the shade creators have gone and abundant growth and flowers resume for the Swamp Bloodwood.

These pics where taken in December when Swamp bloodwoods are in flower, I didn't post back then so posting today. Pete

[fastfeat]

One of the few showy-flowered Corymbia/Eucalyptus species that does well in the heat and humidity of SoFla.

Jesse Durko has one growing in Davie.

[Cindy Adair]

Very nice! I've never heard of this one before you educated me. Thanks!

[humgarden]

Pedro 65, thank you for the post . My 3 year old Corymbia ptychocarpa here in Houston took 26 F this winter and kept most of it's leaves. I have witnessed this species come back from two back to back 20 degree (F) winters in Houston. Froze to the roots, but came back strong. This same temperature killed 30 foot E. robustas to the soil line. Anyone in the South that wants to try Corymbia erythrocorys should feel free to do so. The 3 year olds I grow in Houston are 13' and one is over 3" caliper. They have taken 26 (F) and not froze back. I realize that all of these trees will get killed some day in this very brutal, cold place, but don't let any one tell you that C. erythrocorys from the W. Australian desert (Kalgoorlie?) will not grow in sweltering heat and humidity. Houston's humidity is way more than Brisban's (acording to weather charts I have seen). My C. citriodora and maculata are over 20' now. Probably get killed outright in another 8 degree event someday, but I get to enjoy them in the meantime. No, I don't have rainbow Lorikeets here, but there are stray military Macaws in deep south Texas.

[tropicbreeze]

You can get varying shade of pink in them as well.