Home Depot tropical tree with large seed pod - what is it?

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by pirhan, Dec 30, 2012.

  1. pirhan

    pirhan Active Member

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    I was in Home Depot yesterday and there was this poor tropical plant on the shelf without a pot! I obviously had to purchase it and give it a proper home. Unfortunately none of the others with pots had names, just "Tropical Plant". (Don't you hate that?)

    I looked through the two plant books I have but I came up with nothing. It's under a foot tall. Any ideas? Let me know if you need additional pictures.
     

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    Castanospermum australe?
     
  3. pirhan

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    Yes! I think that is it, thank you. The closest I came was Pachira aquatica which goes by Malabar/Guiana chestnut.

    Looking at Castanospermum's page, I hope it doesn't want to grow the full 40 metres! However, it's that it flowers.
     

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