Some weeks ago another dombeya was featured, the pink wild pear, D. burgessiae, which had large, velvety leaves and heads of pink to white flowers. Dombeya autumnalis has small leaves and delicate, creamy white heads of little flowers which appear in a burst of blossom which is a feature of Dombeya. These have a sweet scent and, like other wild pears, the blooms retain their shape, but change colour to reddish brown and remain on the plant, while the seed capsules form in the centre. The dry petals help to disperse the seed later on when they act as wings to float the seed capsules away.