Plants can be grown in almost full shade but like some sun.1
When grown as a houseplant it will rarely flower.1
These estimates for how long Money tree takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
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Named money tree because the person who discovered it sold seeds and made a lot of money.1
Named “water chestnut” for it’s desire to grow in moist areas and seeds that taste like chestnuts when roasted.1
The species name is Latin for “aquatic”.2
Native to tropical forests of Central America.1
Provision Tree, Saba nut, Malabar chestnut, water chestnut, French peanut
Carolinea macrocarpa,Bombax macrocarpum,Bombax glabrum,Pachira macrocarpa
2 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachira_aquatica