Ceratopetalum gummiferum
New South Wales Christmas Bush
Ceratopetalum gummiferumis is a tall evergreen shrub or small tree.from New South Wales.It flowers around Christmas-time - hence it's common name of Christmas Bush - flowers which start white and turn into small fruits that are surrounded by bright pink or sometimes red flowers.
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Light
Common name
New South Wales Christmas Bush
Latin name
Ceratopetalum gummiferum
type
Evergreen Trees or Shrubs
family
Cunoniaceae
ph
5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Light
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
2.00 M
5.00 M
Ceratopetalum gummiferum
Ceratopetalum gummiferumis is a tall evergreen shrub or small tree.from New South Wales.It flowers around Christmas-time - hence it's common name of Christmas Bush - flowers which start white and turn into small fruits that are surrounded by bright pink or sometimes red flowers.
Flowering
From Late Spring TO Mid Summer
Flowers appear around Christmas time (in Australia). They start white and turn to small fruits surrounded by pink, or sometimes red, flowers
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Plant in moist light soil, free-draining soil in a sunny position, sheltered from the wind.
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