Avicennia marina

Description

Avicennia marina

Scientific name / local name  :   Avicennia marina, commonly known as grey mangrove or white mangrove

Origin :   South Africa

Flower colour :   white.yellow

Soil :   clay

sun/shade :   full sun

watering : Mangrove

Hardiness/ temp. ( C)  :   15C

Height :   14m

Overall information : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avicennia_marina

.Grey mangroves grow as a shrub or tree to a height of three to ten metres, or up to 14 metres in tropical regions. The habit is a gnarled arrangement of multiple branches. It has smooth light-grey bark made up of thin, stiff, brittle flakes. This may be whitish, a characteristic described in the common name. The leaves are thick, five to eight centimetres long, a bright, glossy green on the upper surface, and silvery-white, or grey, with very small matted hairs on the surface below. As with other Avicennia species, it has aerial roots

 One package contains 1 plant . We ship only healthy (in pot) growing plants. We cut them back and ship them bare root in a strong cardboard box with Thai registered airmail. EMS is also possible but prices are on request.

In many cases we can provice different size and species. Please email us for more info.

More pictures can be found on our company face book page here ; https://www.facebook.com/Asian.seeds.tubers.plants