About
Chorizema cordatum is a compact evergreen shrub that can reach heights of up to 1.2 meters. It features spiny, heart-shaped leaves in a deep green hue. The plant produces racemes of flowers, each measuring approximately 1.5 centimeters, displaying a mix of red, orange, and yellow colors.
About the genus
Chorizema comprises evergreen shrubs and climbing plants characterized by their simple, leathery foliage and prominent terminal racemes that bear colorful, pea-shaped flowers.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse, Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants
- Native to
- W Australia
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Under glass grow in peat-free potting compost with added sharp sand, in full light with shade from hot sun and good ventilation. Water moderately when in growth and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly. Keep just moist in winter
- Pruning
- Pruning group 11 after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed at 13-18°C, after soaking in warm water, in spring or by semi-hardwood cuttings in summer
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite under glass
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free