KOELREUTARIA Paniculata or Soap

Species: Koelreutaria
Latin name: Koelreuteria Paniculata Laxm.
Other usual name: Savonnier - Bois de Panama - Mimosa d'Eté - en. Golden Raintree - de. Rispiger Blasenbaum
Variety: Golden raintree
Family: Sapindaceous
Origin: Asia, the Antilles

Koelreuteria Paniculata - Soaptree : Resistant decorative shrub until - 15 °C, has long leaves from 20 to 40 cm which are sharply cut and made up from 9 to 15 irregular leaflets. Flowers are bright yellow, very scented and joined together like grapes. The Soaptree has fruits in the shape of small lampions, brown reddish color, which remain on the shrub for a long time. The fruits also contain saponin used to make natural soap. The tree in flower will give an outstanding effect in your gardens.

Seed sowing: March to July under greenhouse
Flowering of Koelreuteria: June to July
Height: Koelreuteria reaches on average 6 to 8 m height
Exposure: Sunny

Sowing instructions: Seed sowing  under greenhouse, put out of cup and cover slightly with potting soil, transplant the seedlings in place directly as soon as they are strong enough to support it. Koelreuteria likes a hot and sheltered site. The golden raintree can also be sown directly in place in the hot zones, in the cold zones it is necessary to cut the tree to keep it of reasonable size in order to provide protection for the winter, though even on the north region the frosts over a long period of time is becoming rare.

Sowing distance: -
Minimum seed sowing temperature: 18 to 20 °C

Net weight of seeds: 5 gr. = +/- 30 seeds

All our seeds are sold with their sowing instructions.