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Brownea Species

Browneaucayalina

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Family

Fabaceae (fab-AY-see-ee)

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Genus

Brownea (BROW-nee-uh)

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Synonym

Browneopsis ucalayina

Sun Exposure

Sun to Partial Shade

Light Shade

Foliage

Grown for foliage

Evergreen

Height

12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)

15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)

20-30 ft. (6-9 m)

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Hardiness

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palmbob

Acton, CA (Zone 8b) | April 2014 | positive

ONly seen these in Hawaii, so I don't know how cold hardy they are... strikingly ornamental new leaves which droop in heavy, flat clumps ...Read Moreof mottled maroon and pale green.

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