| Description | A shiny, glossy green leaf plant that can be difficult to grow. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Foliage |
| Hardiness Zone | (9-10a)-11 |
| Sunlight | bright indirect |
| Moisture | evenly moist at all times, prefers above average humidity |
| Growing Media | average house mix |
| Temperature | minimum of 50 degrees F, but reported to tolerate 27 degrees F with damage but not death to the plant |
| Flowers | Only flowers on older plants with yellow blossoms that resemble a Catalpa flower. |
| Leaves | glossy green, bipinnate compound |
| Dimensions | 3-5 feet indoors, 20-30 feet outdoors in warmer climates |
| Maintenance | tends to become leggy, needs to be pinched or pruned back, tends to drop a lot of leaves when moved from one are to another |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | China, Philippines, Taiwan |
| Misc Facts | Sinicia means from China. (Syn Stereospermum sinicum) |
| Author's Notes | In the greenhouse this is a relatively easy plant to grow. Inside of house it will tend to drop a large portion of its leaves and become leggy. |
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