About
Crinodendron patagua is a sizable evergreen shrub characterized by its shiny, dark green, oval leaves. In late summer, it produces fragrant, bell-shaped white flowers measuring 2.5 cm in length, featuring fringed petals.
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
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 4-8 metres
- Spread
- 2.5-4 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal
- Native to
- Chile
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained acid soil in a sheltered position in full sun; tolerant of dry conditions once established
- Pruning
- Pruning group 9, 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