How to tend a Dodonaea viscosa

Also known as: Ptelea viscosa L., Dodonaea arabica Hochst. & Steud., Dodonaea arborea Herter, Dodonaea bialata Kunth, Dodonaea candolleana Blume, Dodonaea candolleana var. minor Blume, Dodonaea cuneata Rudge, Dodonaea dioica Roxb. ex DC., Dodonaea ehrenbergii Schltdl., Dodonaea eriocarpa Sm., Dodonaea eriocarpa f. acuminata O.Deg. & Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa var. amphioxea O.Deg. & Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa var. confertior Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa var. costulata O.Deg., I.Deg. & Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa f. decipiens Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa var. degeneri Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa f. degeneri Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa var. forbesii Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa f. galapagensis Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa var. glabrescens Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa var. hillebrandii Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa var. hosakana Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa var. lanaiensis Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa var. molokaiensis O.Deg. & Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa var. oblonga Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa var. obtusior Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa f. obtusior Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa f. obtusiorgalapagensis Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa var. pallida O.Deg. & Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa f. pallida O.Deg. & Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa var. sherffii O.Deg. & I.Deg., Dodonaea eriocarpa var. skottsbergii Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa var. vaccinioides Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa var. varians O.Deg. & Sherff, Dodonaea eriocarpa var. waimeana Sherff, Dodonaea fauriei H.Lév., Dodonaea forsteri Montrouz., Dodonaea illita F.Muell. ex Regel, Dodonaea jamaicensis DC., Dodonaea kohautiana Schltdl., Dodonaea latifolia Salisb., Dodonaea linearifolia Turcz., Dodonaea lucida Moench, Dodonaea microcarya Small, Dodonaea neriifolia A.Cunn. ex A.Gray, Dodonaea oblongifolia Link, Dodonaea ovata Dum.Cours., Dodonaea pallida Miq., Dodonaea pauca Herrera, Dodonaea paulinia Herrera, Dodonaea pentandra Griff., Dodonaea repanda Schumach. & Thonn., Dodonaea sandwicensis Sherff, Dodonaea sandwicensis var. simulans Sherff, Dodonaea scabra Lodd. ex Loudon, Dodonaea stenoptera Hillebr., Dodonaea stenoptera var. fauriei (H.Lév.) Sherff, Dodonaea viscosa f. arborescens Sherff, Dodonaea viscosa var. candolleana (Blume) Backer, Dodonaea viscosa f. ehrenbergii (Schltdl.) Sherff, Dodonaea viscosa f. elaeagnoides (Rudolphi ex Ledeb. & Adlerstam) Brizicky, Dodonaea viscosa f. eriocarpoidea Sherff, Dodonaea viscosa f. hispidula Sherff, Dodonaea viscosa f. lilacina Kuntze, Dodonaea viscosa f. minor (Blume) Backer, Dodonaea viscosa var. minor Sherff, Dodonaea viscosa var. obovata Hitchc., Dodonaea viscosa f. repanda Radlk., Dodonaea viscosa f. spatulata (Sm. ex Rees) Sherff, Dodonaea viscosa var. stokesiana F.Br., Dodonaea viscosa f. viridula Kuntze, Dodonaea sandwicensis var. latifolia O.Deg. & Sherff, Dodonaea viscosa var. galapagensis (Sherff) D.M.Porter, Dodonaea thunbergiana Radlk., Dodonaea viscosa var. viscosa

Watering

Keep soil moist

Sunlight

Likes warm moist climate, place in sufficient sunshine

Soil

Sandy loam

Fertilizer

Apply enough base fertilizers

Pruning

Remove dead and diseased branches timely

About this plant

Origin
tropical and Subtropical areas
Category
Sapindaceae, Dodonaea
Size
Diameter ≥ 20 cm, height 20-30 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period late autumn, fruiting period late winter to early spring
Flower colors
red, rose red, yellow
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