About
Crinodendron hookerianum is a compact, evergreen shrub that can reach heights of up to 6 meters. It features stiff, slender leaves that are dark green in color. From late spring through late summer, it produces fleshy, lantern-like flowers that measure approximately 2.5 centimeters in length and are crimson in hue.
About the genus
Crinodendron consists of evergreen shrubs or small trees characterized by their leathery, dark green foliage and drooping, urn-shaped blooms that appear in the leaf axils.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 4-8 metres
- Spread
- 2.5-4 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- Architectural, City and courtyard gardens
- Native to
- Chile
Care notes
- 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
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free