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ALSO KNOWN AS
Tree Fushia, African Walnut, Huilboerboon (Afr.), Uvovovo, Umutwa
Introduction
The beauty of the flowers is in the brightly coloured calyces (sepals), stamens and pedicels (flower stalks). The flowers produce copious amounts of nectar, which over-flows and drips or 'weeps' from the flowers and may be the origin of the common name, the Weeping Boer-bean, or Huilboerboon in Afrikaans.Description
The Weeping Boer Bean is a handsome, medium to large tree with a wide-spreading, densely branched, rounded crown. It has a single trunk that sometimes branches low down. Trees can reach a height of 22 m, but most commonly grow 11 to 16 m with a spread of 10 to 15 m. The bark is rough and brown or grey brown. The leaves are compound, with 4 to 6 pairs of leaflets, each with an entire, wavy margin. The foliage is reddish to coppery when young, turning bright green and maturing to a glossy dark green. In warm frost-free areas this tree is evergreen, but in colder regions it is deciduous, losing its leaves for a short period in winter to spring.Flowers
Easily grown from seed. Pot the seeds in well-drained general-purpose potting soil, placed in a warm but shaded spot and keep moist. Sowing time - Spring/Summer.
The flowers are rich deep red, and are produced in masses, in dense branched heads on the old wood during spring (August to November). The flowering time is somewhat irregular in that a tree in bloom may be a few metres away from one that has no sign of flowers. This irregularity is of value to the nectar feeding birds, and ensures a longer feeding season.