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Elaeocarpaceae
Crinodendron Hookerianum
Crinodendron hookerianum
Elegance and rarity.
- Family
- Elaeocarpaceae
- Genus
- Crinodendron
- Native to
- Chile
- Bloom season
- Late Spring, Summer
- Type
- Evergreen tree/shrub
- Height
- 5-10 meters
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil
- Acidic, moist, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate to high
- Hardiness
- 8-10
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- The pendulous, lantern-shaped flowers dangle from long stalks, earning it the name Chilean lantern tree.
- Flower buds form in autumn and remain on the tree through winter before opening the following spring.
- It was named after Sir William Jackson Hooker, the first director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- In its native Chile, it grows in the cool, wet Valdivian temperate rainforests.
- The tree is extremely intolerant of alkaline soil and will quickly develop chlorosis if planted in it.
Color meanings
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Hidden beauty
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Exoticism
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Delicacy