Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants
Origin
North America, Western United States, Canada
Australia, South America
Types
-
Hamelia patens
Number of Varieties
115
0
40000
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Habitat
Along Railroads, Gravels, Roadsides, Rocky areas
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-98-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
-
Sunset Zone
-
-
Habit
Upright/Erect
Bushy, Evergreen
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm400.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
12.70 cm250.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green, Chartreuse
Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cone shaped
broad, flat
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Dry, Sandy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full 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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs, Nematodes, White grubs
Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Digestive disorders
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Added to salads, Used in making tea
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Flower borders, Landscape
Container, Showy Tree, Tropical
Botanical Name
Matricaria discoidea
Embothrium coccineum
Common Name
Pineapple Weed, Ray-less Dogfennel, disc mayweed, wild chamomile
Chilean firetree
In Hindi
Pineapple Weed
चिली आग पेड़
In German
Strahlenlose Kamille
Chilenischer Feuerbaum
In French
Matricaire odorante
arbre de feu du Chili
In Spanish
Pineapple Weed
árbol de fuego chilena
In Greek
ξύλο ανανά
Χιλής δέντρο φωτιά
In Portuguese
Pineapple Weed
árvore de fogo chilena
In Polish
Rumianek bezpromieniowy
Chilijska drzewo pożaru
In Latin
Pineapple Weed
Virgil arbor
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Proteales
Family
Asteraceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Matricaria
Embothrium
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Anthemideae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
120
1
27800
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