Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Australia
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Types
Narrowleaf Bottle Tree, Pink Flame Tree, Rusty Kurrajong
Oriental White
Pink Oriental
Light Pink Oriental
Red Oriental
Number of Varieties
304
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Subtropical forests
gardens, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-114-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
8-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,743.20 cm38.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,500.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Crimson, Orange Red
Pink, Magenta, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Dark Red, Sienna, Chocolate
Green, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
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
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
allergic reaction, Skin irritation
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cough, Fever, Stomach pain, tuberculosis
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
BRACHYCHITON rupestris
LILIUM 'Acapulco'
Common Name
Australian Flame Tree, Flame Bottle Tree, Illawarra Flame Tree
Acapulco Oriental Lily, Oriental Lily
In Hindi
बोतल ट्री
ओरिएंटल लिली
In German
Flaschenbaum
Orientalische Lilie
In French
Bouteille Arbre
Lily Oriental
In Spanish
Árbol de la botella
lirio oriental
In Greek
Μπουκάλι Δέντρο
Oriental Lily
In Portuguese
Bottle Tree
Lily Oriental
In Polish
Butelka Drzewo
Oriental Lily
In Latin
Utrem ligno
Oriental Lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Malvales
Liliales
Family
Sterculiaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
brachychiton
Lilium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Sterculieae
Lilieae
Subfamily
Sterculioideae
Lilioideae
Number of Species
30108
1
27800
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