Parrot Beak Bonsai

Fast grower will develop into a nice bonsai quickly.
Parrot beak bonsai. If grown outdoors it needs to be protected from temperatures below 40f. The flower resembles a parrot s beak hence the name. Gmelina pronounced with a silent g is a sprawling thorny shrub growing up to 10 to 15 feet. More information below the photos.
Grows a very compact canopy and produces a gorgeous yellow flower. They like a lot of direct sun but will survive but may not flower in partial shade. It has exotic flowers which are comprised of yellow blooms which emerge at the end of a tube like structure of overlapping bracts. Parrot s beak or gmelina pronounced with a silent g is an extraordinary round and spiny tropical evergreen tree.
Parrot s beak gmelina philippensis parrot s beak or gmelina pronounced with a silent g is an extraordinary round and spiny tropical evergreen tree. It produces yellow flowers from a long up to 10 inch tube shaped structure comprised of overlapping bracts. They do well indoors and can be kept outdoors in warm weather 60 over. A parrot beak hedgehog gmelina philippensis makes an excellent indoor bonsai.
The leaves vary from oval to ivy or duck foot shape. Parrot s beak has lovely ivy shaped foliage that reduces well with training. They like a lot of direct sun but will survive but may not flower in partial shade. Tropical tree keep away from freezing temperatures.
They do well indoors and can be kept outdoors in warm weather 60 over. Parrot s beak bonsai tree scientific name gmelina philippensis is a tropical evergreen that is known for its exotic yellow flowers that resemble parrot s beak hence the common name parrot s beak bonsai. The flowers resemble a parrot s beak which gives it it s common name parrot s beak. It is said to resemble a parrot s beak.
A parrot beak hedgehog gmelina philippensis makes an excellent indoor bonsai. The leaves vary from oval to ivy or duck foot shape.