Life Span
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Origin
Australia, South America
Types
Hamelia patens
Number of Varieties
15
Rank: 97 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
Sunset Zone
-
Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
Plant Size
Minimum Height
400.00 cm
Rank: 64 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
250.00 cm
Rank: 61 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
broad, flat
Thorns
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10% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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44% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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14% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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16% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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66% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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16% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Leaf
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24% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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26% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Foliage
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51% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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8% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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32% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Invasive
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9% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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52% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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58% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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38% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Showy Tree, Tropical
Botanical Name
Embothrium coccineum
Common Name
Chilean firetree
In Hindi
चिली आग पेड़
In German
Chilenischer Feuerbaum
In French
arbre de feu du Chili
In Spanish
árbol de fuego chilena
In Greek
Χιλής δέντρο φωτιά
In Portuguese
árvore de fogo chilena
In Polish
Chilijska drzewo pożaru
In Latin
Virgil arbor
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Family
Proteaceae
Genus
Embothrium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
20
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27800
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