Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Trees
Flowering Plants
Origin
Anatolia, Asia, Europe, Iran, Maghreb, Morocco, Norway, The Hiamalayas
Australia, South America
Types
Flowering Cherries, Sour Cherries, Sand Cherries, Sweet Cherries, Capulin Cherries
Hamelia patens
Number of Varieties
10015
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40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Wild, Woods
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-88-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
-
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17
-
Habit
Upright/Erect
Bushy, Evergreen
Plant Size
Minimum Height
17.50 cm400.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
17.50 cm250.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
Green, Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Orange
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Orange
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
broad, flat
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loamy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Never Over-water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water twice a day in the initial period
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
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Don't prune in the fall, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in late winter, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Bacterial Canker, Black Knot, Brown Rot, Caterpillars
Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Swelling in the face
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Gout, Kidney problems, Rheumatoid arthritis, Swelling
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
Wood is used for making furniture
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Showy Tree, Tropical
Botanical Name
Prunus avium
Embothrium coccineum
Common Name
Cherry Tree
Chilean firetree
In Hindi
चेरी का पेड़
चिली आग पेड़
In German
Kirschbaum
Chilenischer Feuerbaum
In French
Cerisier
arbre de feu du Chili
In Spanish
Cerezo
árbol de fuego chilena
In Greek
κερασιά
Χιλής δέντρο φωτιά
In Portuguese
árvore de cereja
árvore de fogo chilena
In Polish
wiśniowe drzewo
Chilijska drzewo pożaru
In Latin
Cherry
Virgil arbor
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Proteales
Family
Rosaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Prunus
Embothrium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
43020
1
27800
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