About
Clianthus puniceus is a climbing evergreen shrub that can reach heights of up to 3 meters. It features dark green, pinnate leaves and produces drooping clusters of bright red flowers, each measuring around 7 centimeters, that emerge in early summer.
About the genus
Clianthus are evergreen, climbing shrubs characterized by pinnate foliage and remarkable claw-shaped blossoms that appear in spring and summer.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs, Climber Wall Shrub
- Habit
- Climbing
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- 2.5-4 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Native to
- NZ (N Island)
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Ideal for a warm, sunny, sheltered position in mild areas or, grow in a cool greenhouse or conservatory. It thrives in well-drained soil or compost.
- Pruning
- Pruning group 11 (or pruning group 13 if wall-grown) immediately after flowering; cut back flowered shoots by no more than one third their length
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and mealybugs
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free