
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