Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Flowering Plants
Origin
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Australia, South America
Types
Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla
Hamelia patens
Number of Varieties
2515
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40000
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Habitat
Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-88-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
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Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
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Bushy, Evergreen
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.44 cm400.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm250.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Yellow
Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Green, Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
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White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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White, Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small elliptic
broad, flat
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
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Medium
Type of Soil
Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
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
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red spider mite
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Avoid during Pregnancy
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beautification, Ornamental use
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Flowers
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Container, Showy Tree, Tropical
Botanical Name
POTENTILLA
Embothrium coccineum
Common Name
Potentilla
Chilean firetree
In Hindi
Potentilla plant
चिली आग पेड़
In German
Potentilla Pflanze
Chilenischer Feuerbaum
In French
plante Potentilla
arbre de feu du Chili
In Spanish
planta Potentilla
árbol de fuego chilena
In Greek
φυτό potentilla
Χιλής δέντρο φωτιά
In Portuguese
planta Potentilla
árvore de fogo chilena
In Polish
Potentilla roślin
Chilijska drzewo pożaru
In Latin
Potentilla herba
Virgil arbor
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Proteales
Family
Rosaceae
Proteaceae
Genus
Potentilla
Embothrium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Rosoideae
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Number of Species
30020
1
27800
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