Re: Hummingbird Tree = Sesbania triipetti

>A neighbor purchased a small shrub/tree a few months ago and announced
>that she had bought a hummingbird tree. The tree looked suspiciously
>like a mimosa. Now however, it has some small red blossoms on it.
>Foliage still looks like a mimosa. She found the tag that came with it
>and the tag has two "names' on it. They are SEBASTIANA and TRIPPETTII. I
>have done a number of searches to try to find out more about this tree
>without success. Can anyone help? Thanks.
>


Quote from J.L. Hudson catalog:

"Sesbania tripetti  -  Scarlet Wisteria Tree.  Burnt orange 3/4 inch
flowers in frooping clusters, May through summer.  Fast-growing shrub to
8-10 feet high and wide with feathery pinnate leaves.  Argentina.
Evergreen in California.  Blooms in a 12" pot.  Excellent in tub in the
greenhouse."


Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
d*@post.its.mcw.edu

"Existing order thrives upon ignorance and lies.
Objective truth and individual reason are feared above all."



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