Leucadendron salignum 'Fireglow'

RHS Plant Profile

leucadendron 'Fireglow'

RHS

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Compact, bushy, evergreen shrub about 1m high with narrow green leaves tipped red, and flowerheads with red floral bracts from autumn to spring

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.5-1 metres

Max Spread

0.5-1 metres

Size

Time to Maturity: 5–10 years
Max Spread: 0.5-1 metres
Max Height: 0.5-1 metres

Growing Conditions

Loam Sand

Moisture: Well–drained
pH: Acid or Neutral

Position

Full sun

Aspect: South–facing or West–facing
Exposure: Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20): H3
Drought Resistance: Yes

Colour & Scent

Season	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family: Proteaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Foliage: Evergreen
Habit: Bushy
Genus: Leucadendron are small evergreen trees and shrubs grown for their cone-like clusters of flowers surrounded by large, leaf-like, often colourful bracts. Both male and female plants are needed to produce fruiting cones. The stems are clothed in leathery, stalkless leaves
Name Status: Accepted

How to Grow

Cultivation

In milder areas, grow outside in poor, well-drained, neutral to acidic soil, in full sun in a warm, dry position such as a courtyard or against a south-facing or west-facing wall; in frost-prone areas, grow in a cool or temperate greenhouse, in a mix of lime-free potting compost and grit, in full light and low humidity, and water moderately during the growing season and sparingly in winter

Propagation

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City and courtyard gardens
Gravel garden
Mediterranean climate plants
Coastal
Cottage and informal garden
Patio and container plants
Cut flowers
Wall side borders

Pruning

Pruning group 1 (little or no pruning of trees and shrubs)

Pests

May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite under glass

Diseases

Generally disease-free