Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants
Origin
Australia, South America
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Types
Hamelia patens
Stonecrop
Number of Varieties
1515
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Cliffs, Open areas, sand dunes, Slopes, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1010-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-10
Sunset Zone
-
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
400.00 cm7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
250.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, White
White, Yellow, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Green, Yellow, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
broad, flat
Cylindrical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Root Division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Drought Tolerant, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red spider mite
Insects, Mealy bugs, Slugs, Vine weevils
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Astringent, Heals minor burns, Hypotensive, Laxative, Vermifuge, Vulnerary, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Container, Employed in herbal medicine, used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Showy Tree, Tropical
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Embothrium coccineum
Sedum acre
Common Name
Chilean firetree
goldmoss stonecrop
In Hindi
चिली आग पेड़
Sedum acre
In German
Chilenischer Feuerbaum
Scharfer Mauerpfeffer
In French
arbre de feu du Chili
Orpin âcre
In Spanish
árbol de fuego chilena
Sedum acre
In Greek
Χιλής δέντρο φωτιά
Sedum acre
In Portuguese
árvore de fogo chilena
Sedum acre
In Polish
Chilijska drzewo pożaru
Rozchodnik ostry
In Latin
Virgil arbor
Sedum acre
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Proteales
Saxifragales
Family
Proteaceae
Crassulaceae
Genus
Embothrium
Sedum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Sedeae
Subfamily
-
Sedoideae
Number of Species
2055
1
27800
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