Crinodendron hookerianum - Chilean Lantern Tree

Chilean Lantern Tree. Introduced from Chile in 1848 and named in honour of William Hooker, Regius Professor of Botany at Glasgow University, later Director at Kew. A beautiful evergreen shrub with dark green foliage and deep crimson lantern shaped flowers suspended from the undersides of elegant arching branches in May and June. Suitable for full sun or partial shade in fertile, moist but well drained soil and needs some protection from frosts. Ideal for the partially shaded edge of a woodland garden with humus rich soil. Max 3.5m x 3.5m.

5L Air-Pot Specimen Shrub. Grown in Stairway 100% PeaT Free Compost.

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