Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Herbs
Origin
Australia, South America
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
Hamelia patens
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Number of Varieties
1540
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
-
Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
400.00 cm7.60 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
250.00 cm30.50 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, White
Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Yellow, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Spring
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
broad, flat
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, From Rhizomes, Layering, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Alkaline, Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Dry
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Dry
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers
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Pests and Diseases
Red spider mite
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Plant Tolerance
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Bees, pollinators
Allergy
-
Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Antioxidants, Flavonoids
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Laxative
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Showy Tree, Tropical
Edible
Botanical Name
Embothrium coccineum
LAMIUM amplexicaule
Common Name
Chilean firetree
Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle
In Hindi
चिली आग पेड़
henbit deadnettle
In German
Chilenischer Feuerbaum
henbit deadnettle
In French
arbre de feu du Chili
henbit deadnettle
In Spanish
árbol de fuego chilena
deadnettle henbit
In Greek
Χιλής δέντρο φωτιά
αυλακόχορτου deadnettle
In Portuguese
árvore de fogo chilena
henbit deadnettle
In Polish
Chilijska drzewo pożaru
Henbit jasnota
In Latin
Virgil arbor
henbit deadnettle
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Lamiales
Family
Proteaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Embothrium
Lamium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2026
1
27800
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