The Ochna
thomasiana flowers are yellow. After it flowers, it produces some seeds. The
seeds start with a green color and turn black. Sometimes when the seeds fall,
(top left and middle pictures) it resembles the Disney character "Mickey
Mouse."
OCHNA THOMASIANA
Mickey mouse
plant
FAMILY :
Ochnaceae
ORIGIN : South East Africa
TYPE/USES :
SIZE : 6'
- 8'
GROWTH RATE :
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS
: full to partial
sun
WATER REQUIREMENTS : average
MIN. TEMP. : low 30's
FLOWER : yellow, intermittent
Please ask us about Ochna serrulata. O. serrulata is more cold hardy.