Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants
Origin
Australia
Australia, South America
Types
Narrowleaf Bottle Tree, Pink Flame Tree, Rusty Kurrajong
Hamelia patens
Number of Varieties
3015
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Subtropical forests
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-118-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
-
Habit
Upright/Erect
Bushy, Evergreen
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,743.20 cm400.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,500.00 cm250.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Crimson, Orange Red
Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Dark Red, Sienna, Chocolate
Green, Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Light Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
broad, flat
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Pollution
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
allergic reaction, Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Container, Showy Tree, Tropical
Botanical Name
BRACHYCHITON rupestris
Embothrium coccineum
Common Name
Australian Flame Tree, Flame Bottle Tree, Illawarra Flame Tree
Chilean firetree
In Hindi
बोतल ट्री
चिली आग पेड़
In German
Flaschenbaum
Chilenischer Feuerbaum
In French
Bouteille Arbre
arbre de feu du Chili
In Spanish
Árbol de la botella
árbol de fuego chilena
In Greek
Μπουκάλι Δέντρο
Χιλής δέντρο φωτιά
In Portuguese
Bottle Tree
árvore de fogo chilena
In Polish
Butelka Drzewo
Chilijska drzewo pożaru
In Latin
Utrem ligno
Virgil arbor
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Proteales
Family
Sterculiaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
brachychiton
Embothrium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Sterculieae
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Subfamily
Sterculioideae
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Number of Species
3020
1
27800
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