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Chile lantern tree | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Chile lantern tree

Crinodendron hookerianum

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Crinodendron
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Common Names: lantern tree

About this plant

C. hookerianum is a dense, medium-sized evergreen shrub to 6m, with rigid, narrow, dark green leaves and fleshy, lantern-shaped, crimson flowers 2.5cm in length from late spring to late summer

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained acid soil in a sheltered position, in partial shade or in sun where the roots can be kept cool and shaded

Pruning

Pruning group 8, restrict pruning to removal of dead wood in late spring

Propagation

Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

City CourtyardCottage Informal

Planting Places

Wall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years