Red Buckeye

Chilean firebush

About Red Buckeye and Chilean firebush

Red Buckeye

Chilean firebush

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants

Origin

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas

Australia, South America

Types

Typical Red Buckeye, Yellow-flowered Red Buckeye

Hamelia patens

Number of Varieties

215

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-98-10

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9-5

Sunset Zone

2a, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Bushy, Evergreen

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm400.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

300.00 cm250.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange Red

Red, White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Green, Yellow, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Dark Green

White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic

broad, flat

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove dead branches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

can go long without fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Leaf Blotch

Red spider mite

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Hummingbirds

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Ornamental use

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Hypnotic, Odontalgic, Salve

Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Flowers

Other Uses

Grounded seed is used as a gruel, Used as a soap substitute

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

Container, Showy Tree, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

AESCULUS pavia

Embothrium coccineum

Common Name

Red Buckeye

Chilean firetree

In Hindi

Red Buckeye

चिली आग पेड़

In German

Red Buckeye

Chilenischer Feuerbaum

In French

Red Buckeye

arbre de feu du Chili

In Spanish

rojo castaño de Indias

árbol de fuego chilena

In Greek

κόκκινο Buckeye

Χιλής δέντρο φωτιά

In Portuguese

Red Buckeye

árvore de fogo chilena

In Polish

Red Buckeye

Chilijska drzewo pożaru

In Latin

Red Buckeye

Virgil arbor

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Proteales

Family

Hippocastanaceae

Proteaceae

Genus

Aesculus

Embothrium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Hippocastanoideae

Number of Species

2020

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Red Buckeye and Chilean firebush

Wondering what are the properties of Red Buckeye and Chilean firebush? We provide you with everything About Red Buckeye and Chilean firebush. Red Buckeye doesn't have thorns and Chilean firebush doesn't have thorns. Also Red Buckeye does not have fragrant flowers. Red Buckeye has allergic reactions like Pollen and Chilean firebush has allergic reactions like Pollen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Red Buckeye and Chilean firebush and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare List of Trees » More

Red Buckeye and Red Alder

Red Buckeye and Juneberry

Red Buckeye and Cashew

» More Compare List of Trees

Season and Care of Red Buckeye and Chilean firebush

Season and care of Red Buckeye and Chilean firebush is important to know. While considering everything about Red Buckeye and Chilean firebush Care, growing season is an essential factor. Red Buckeye season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Chilean firebush season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Red Buckeye is Clay, Loam and for Chilean firebush is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Red Buckeye is Acidic, Neutral and for Chilean firebush is Acidic, Neutral.

Red Buckeye and Chilean firebush Physical Information

Red Buckeye and Chilean firebush physical information is very important for comparison. Red Buckeye height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Chilean firebush height is 400.00 cm and width 250.00 cm. The color specification of Red Buckeye and Chilean firebush are as follows:

Red Buckeye flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange Red
Red Buckeye leaf color: Dark Green
Chilean firebush flower color: Red and White
Chilean firebush leaf color: White, Yellow, Green and Gray Green

Care of Red Buckeye and Chilean firebush

Care of Red Buckeye and Chilean firebush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Buckeye pruning is done Remove dead branches and Chilean firebush pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Red Buckeye needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chilean firebush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.