money tree
Pachira aquatica
USDA zones10 to 12
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size20 to 30 feet tall20 to 30 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Yellowish-white with red-tipped stamens
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
- Toxicity
- Toxic to pets
Garden uses
Notes
Money tree (Pachira aquatica) is a houseplant for containers, indoor spaces, and low maintenance gardens. 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 or loamy soil. It is evergreen and grows fast, and its yellowish-white flowers have red-tipped stamens and a sweet scent. Keep it away from pets, since it is toxic to them.
Pairs well with Dracaena, Papyrus, and Arabian jasmine.
Native range
Mexico and northern South America.