Chilean Lantern Tree

Did you know

• The crimson lantern-shaped flowers dangle from the branches like tiny Chinese lanterns.
• Flower buds form in autumn but do not open until the following spring, taking nearly six months to develop.
• It was named after the renowned botanist Sir William Jackson Hooker, director of Kew Gardens.
• The tree is native to the cool, wet Valdivian temperate rainforests of southern Chile.
• It is considered one of the most beautiful flowering trees that can be grown in mild maritime climates.

Color meanings

Uses

• ornamental specimen tree
• woodland gardens
• sheltered garden planting