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Embothrium coccineum
Also called Chilean Flameflower
Embothrium coccineum is a small evergreen tree from the temperate forests of Chile and Argentina, prized for its brilliant red spring flowers. It grows best in mild, moist climates with good drainage and shelter from strong winds.
Embothrium coccineum, Chilean firetree or Chilean firebush, commonly known in Chile and Argentina as notro, ciruelillo and fósforo is a small evergreen tree in the flowering plant family Proteaceae. It grows in the temperate forests of Chile and Argentina.
It is pollinated by both hummingbirds and insects in its natural range.
It is grown as an ornamental in Great Britain and the United States, and as far north as the Faroe Islands at 62° North latitude.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Embothrium coccineum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
