1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Australia
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Narrowleaf Bottle Tree, Pink Flame Tree, Rusty Kurrajong
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Subtropical climates, Subtropical forests
Coastal Mountains, Humid climates
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2,743.20 cm45.70 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1,500.00 cm71.10 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Crimson, Orange Red
Purple
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Dark Red, Sienna, Chocolate
Pink
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Drought
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Stem Planting, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Requires little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Pollution
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
allergic reaction, Skin irritation
Eye irritation, sneezing
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BRACHYCHITON rupestris
SCHLUMBERGERA x buckleyi
7.2 Common Name
Australian Flame Tree, Flame Bottle Tree, Illawarra Flame Tree
Thanksgiving Cactus, Crab Cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Flaschenbaum
Weihnachtskaktus
7.2.3 In French
Bouteille Arbre
Cactus de Noël
7.2.4 In Spanish
Árbol de la botella
Cactus de Navidad
7.2.5 In Greek
Μπουκάλι Δέντρο
Χριστούγεννα Cactus
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bottle Tree
Cacto de Natal
7.2.7 In Polish
Butelka Drzewo
Christmas Cactus
7.2.8 In Latin
Utrem ligno
Nativitatis Cactus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
brachychiton
Schlumbergera
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Sterculieae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Sterculioideae
Cactoideae
8.10 Number of Species