Botanical Name: Common Names:
Corymbia ficifolia Wild Sunset Red Flowering Gum,
Native: Foliage Type:
Yes Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Trees Dense, Oval
Description:
A small Australian flowering gum growing to around 6m tall. It has brilliant red flowers in Summer that will bring the birds into your garden. Attractive bark and dark green foliage with bronze new growth. It has a compact oval shape with a dense canopy and as it is a grafted variety, the flower colour is true to type. A gum tree for every garden.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Cut Flower, Feature, Habitat, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Park And Gardens, Playgrounds
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Caterpillars, Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Sensitive to severe frost for the fist few years. Do not disturb root ball when planting, if rootbound in pot, gently tease low roots before planting. To promote flowering for the following year give an annual prune after flowering before fruit appears. Feed with a low phosphorus fertiliser early Spring.
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Low phosphorus slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Myrtaceae Australia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Brown, Green, Orange
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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