Pride of India, Largestroemia spaciosa, is easily grown from seed offered by the GreenDealer Exotic Seeds selection of Tropical Rainforest Plants, Trees, and Tropical Houseplants.

Pride of India, Largestroemia speciosa, is a very graceful ornamental tree with whispy branches and glossy narrow leaves. It produces pink-magenta flowers borne in a clustered form. Clusters of abundant berries appear on graceful stems.

This ornamental tree is winter hardy in the tropical zones of 10 - 11, but is easily grown in containers indoors in northern climate zones if offered adequate light and warmth.

The specimen shown above was photographed in north-central Costa Rica, in June of 1999.