Guaiacum officinale

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M Farooq
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Guaiacum officinale

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Botanical NameGuaiacum officinale
FamilyZygophyllaceae
Genus
Specie
Local NameIn Urdu FontChaandni
Common NameNone
Life cycle
Cultivar Name
Flowering MonthsSummer
Flower ColorBicolor, white and Purple
Growing AreasName the city/cities where you have seen the plant is growing.
Karachi
Frost Tender The Plants which cannot withstand frost.
ExposureFull sunlight
Soil pHTolerant
PropagationSeed
UsesOrnamental, Medicinal
DescriptionGuaiacum is a very beautiful evergreen tree. Extremely slow grower so buy older plants. It took me > 5 years to see the flowers. Highly robust tree. Wood is hardest in the world. No fragrance, but when it flowers, the whole tree becomes white and blue. The bicolored flowers look very unique.
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