Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Flowering Plants
Origin
-
Australia, South America
Types
Flavorosa, Amigo, Eagle Egg
Hamelia patens
Number of Varieties
2515
0
40000
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Habitat
Wet lands
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-98-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
-
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
-
Habit
Upright/Erect
Bushy, Evergreen
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm400.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm250.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Orange Red, Red, Yellow green
Green, Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Several shades of Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmately Lobed
broad, flat
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
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
Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, 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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Itchiness, Rash, Swelling
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Immunity
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
Jam, Jelly, Used As Food, Used in salads
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Fruit / Fruit Tree
Container, Showy Tree, Tropical
Botanical Name
PRUNUS 'Spring Satin'
Embothrium coccineum
Common Name
Plumcot, Spring Satin Plumcot
Chilean firetree
In Hindi
Plumcot
चिली आग पेड़
In German
Plumcot
Chilenischer Feuerbaum
In French
plumcot
arbre de feu du Chili
In Spanish
plumcot
árbol de fuego chilena
In Greek
Plumcot
Χιλής δέντρο φωτιά
In Portuguese
plumcot
árvore de fogo chilena
In Polish
Plumcot
Chilijska drzewo pożaru
In Latin
Plumcot
Virgil arbor
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Proteales
Family
Rosaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Prunus
Embothrium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2520
1
27800
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