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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 12
Plant Height: 65 feet (up to 130 feet in its natural range)
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Other: Large, leathery capsules containing bristly, yellow corn-like seeds. Gloves are suggested when collecting seed for protection from the irritating bristles.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Flowering Tree
Edible Parts: Seeds or Nuts
Eating Methods: Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant

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Common names
  • Flame Tree
  • Australian Flametree
  • Flame Bottletree
  • Flame Kurrajong
  • Illawara Tree

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Photo by Gleni

credit: Bidgee
Location: Funchal - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-18
Location: Funchal - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-18

Date: 2008-11-02
Photo courtesy of: Martin Heigan

Date: 2007-11-24
Photo courtesy of: Martin Heigan

photo credit: Tatters ❀
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: April 2013

Date: 2012-01-27
Photo courtesy of: Alex E. Proimos

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