Botanical Name: Stenocarpus sinuatus
Common Name: Firewheel tree
Type of Plant: dicot: tree
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an erect, single-trunked plant with a rather narrow open canopy; the foliage is highly variable in form
Height 10-25' (40')
Spread 1/3 to 1/2
Growth Rate slow
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full or partial sun
Soil an acidic, rich loam; grows poorly in alkaline soils
Hardiness tender (zones 16, 17, 20-24); requires a mild coastal climate
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate, variable in form (juvenile leaves to 12" long, somewhat lobed) glossy dark green above, paler beneath
Flowers an unusual arrangement of 2-3" long scarlet and yellow tubular flowers arranged in clusters like spokes of a wheel; fall-early winter
Fruit a small follicle, dark gray when ripe, 1/2-3/4" long
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
an unusual specimen tree used for showy flower display and glossy foliage; suitable for patios, container plant, can be used as lawn tree if drainage is excellent
 
Landscape Care:
Watering an occasional deep soak; plant is not very drought tolerant avoid over-watering
Fertilizing balanced in spring, add iron to correct chlorosis
Pruning prune to shape when young, otherwise very little
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Australia
Family: Proteaceae

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