E. coccineum is a dramatic, slender upright tree with firery red tubular flowers in sumemr.Embothrium coccineum (Chilean bush fire) will reach a height of 5m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
Chilean Firebush Care
Embothrium Coccineum
What is the plant
humidity
Normal
lighting
Part sun and part shade
hardiness zone
6 - 8
difficulty
Medium
hibernation
Cold Period
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Avoid watering during warm weather. (This can be a challenge with a new young tree but you just have to be careful – try to water a young tree before a heat wave, or in the cool of the night. And avoid the problem by planting early in spring, or in the autumn, so the tree roots in during cool weather.)
Fertilizer
Avoid fertilizing, particularly with any fertilizer containing phosphorus or potassium, which can kill Embothrium.
Sunlight
in sun
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Soil
Plant in deep, moist, humus-rich, free-draining, acid (lime-free) soil in sun
Temperature
Protect from frost to prevent damage to flowers.
Popularity
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