Corymbia ficicolia ‘Red Flowering Gum’
$5.50 – $18.00
Origin: Western Australia. Tasmanian provenance. US Zone 8.
Dense rounded tree 5.0-7.0m. Width 3.5-4.0m. growth rate medium to fast. Use for screen, windbreak and specimen. Any soil with fair drainage. Moderately frost hardy, tender when young. Very drought resistant once established. Very wind firm. Tip prune only. Large red flower trusses in Summer.
Features: Bird attracting – honey eaters and parrots. Butterfly attracting. Bee attracting.
Description
| Origin |
WA – Provenance Tas |
| Form: |
Dense rounded small tree |
| Type: |
Evergreen |
| Height (typical): |
5.0-7.0m |
| Width (typical): |
3.5-4.0m |
| Growth rate: |
Medium to fast |
| Uses: |
Screen, windbreak & specimen |
| Soil type: |
Any soil with fair drainage |
| Position: |
Full sun |
| Frost hardiness: |
Moderately hardy, tender when young |
| Drought tolerance: |
Very drought resistant (once established) |
| Wind firmness: |
Very wind firm |
| Windbreak position: |
First row planting |
| Flowering time: |
Summer |
| Pruning: |
Tip prune only |
| Features: |
Bird attracting (honey eaters & parrots) |
|
Butterfly attracting |
|
Bee attracting |
|
Masses of large flower trusses |
