ceylon cinnamon
Cinnamomum verum
USDA zones10 to 12
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size30 to 50 feet tall20 to 40 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Cream/tan, yellow, white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Ceylon cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) is an evergreen tree for containers, specimen planting, and accent use. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its fragrant cream and white flowers attract butterflies, bees, and birds.
Pairs well with Bay tree, Mexican orange blossom, Kahili ginger, and Sedge.
Native range
Sri Lanka.