Red Silk Cotton Tree Exotic Tree - Bombax Ceiba - 5 Seeds Barenbrug Lessertia is a genus of

Lessertia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family

excellent cut flowers

with finely divided leaves

The fruits are egg shaped and about 4-10 centimetres long

but the flavour is worth the extra work

Red Silk Cotton Tree Exotic Tree - Bombax Ceiba - 5 Seeds Barenbrug Lessertia is a genus ofBombax ceiba, like other trees of the genus Bombax, is commonly known as cotton tree or tree cotton. This tropical tree has a straight tall trunk and its leaves are deciduous in winter. Red flowers with 5 petals appear in the spring before the new foliage. It produces a capsule which, when ripe, contains white fibres like cotton. Its trunk bears spikes to deter attacks by animals. Although its stout trunk suggests that it is useful for timber, its