Embothrium

Common name: Chilean fire bush

Family: Proteaceae

Plant type: Shrub or Tree

Embothrium are evergreen trees or shrubs with magnificent clusters of orange tubular flowers in May and early June. Grows well in a fertile, humus-rich soil in full sun or part shade, but may require shelter from cold, drying winds.

• Position: full sun or partial sun
• Soil: moderately-fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil
• Flowering period: May and early June
• Flower colour: Orange-scarlet
• Foliage: Green in Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter
• Suggested planting locations: Flower borders and beds
• Height & spread in 10 years: 4-8 x 2.5-4 metres