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Nyssaceae
Dove Tree Flower
Davidia involucrata
Peace and rarity.
- Family
- Nyssaceae
- Genus
- Davidia
- Native to
- China
- Bloom season
- Late Spring
- Type
- Tree
- Height
- 12-20 meters
- Sunlight
- Full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- Rich, moist, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 6-8
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- The dove tree is also called the handkerchief tree because its large white bracts flutter like handkerchiefs.
- It can take 10-20 years for a dove tree grown from seed to produce its first flowers.
- The tree was discovered by the Western world by French missionary Pere Armand David in 1869.
- Ernest Henry Wilson was sent to China specifically to collect its seeds for Veitch Nurseries in 1899.
- The large white 'petals' are actually bracts; the true flowers are tiny in a central ball-shaped cluster.
Color meanings
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Peace
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Rarity
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Natural wonder