• Basket

You currently have no items in your basket




Quote

"Delighted to find dianella tasmanica - you seem to be the only people in the UK selling it that I can find."
Burncoose Customer


Quote

"Fern received safely thanks to your excellent packing – I am pleased with it and am glad that I waited!"
P Braithwaite


Quote

"Plants received this morning, beautifully packed and in perfect condition. Thank you. My best wishes. "
Susan Custance May 2010


Photos

CRINODENDRON hookerianum

Associated Products

Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 0.9 kg

(0.9 kg - c&p inc) £6.00

Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 2.5 kg

(2.5 kg - c&p inc) £10.00

Vitax Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser 4.5 kg

(4.5 kg - c&p inc) £16.00

Additional Plant Details

  • Good to know - an 1848 introduction by Cornish plant hunter William Lobb (1809-1864)
  • icon
    Pests & Diseases - none.

  • icon
    Place of Origin - Chile.

  • icon
    Tree Shape: Rounded to broadly columnar

Delivery Information

Now is our busy spring period - orders are being packed 6 days a week, however please remember it may be 10 days before you RECEIVE your plants.

Orders can also be collected in person from our Nurseries, or some of our shows - just tell us during the checkout process.

Suggested Further Reading

Other Suggested Plants

Customers who bought CRINODENDRON hookerianum also bought these...

CRINODENDRON hookerianum 'Ada Hoffman'

Chilean lantern tree
Available from £15.00

CHIMONANTHUS praecox

Wintersweet
Available from £17.50

CORNUS canadensis

Creeping dogwood, Bunchberry
Available from £12.00

DRIMYS lanceolata

Aromatica, Mountain pepper
Available from £12.50

boom

 AWARD CRINODENDRON hookerianum

Chilean lantern tree

(Syn. Tricuspidaria lanceolata) - crimson lanterns borne in profusion

Burncoose Catalogue Code

Evergreen - narrowly oblong, pointed, toothed, dark-green leaves to 10cm (4in) long.
Tall Shrub - stiffly-branched shrub with upright shoots. Lantern- or urn-shaped, fleshy-petalled flowers 2-2.5cm (¾-1in) long.

Hardiness Rating

Frost hardy - Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F) - young growth and buds may be damaged by late frosts.

Mature Dimensions
overall height and width of plant once mature

Height - in metres - 6m (20ft)
Spread - in metres - 5m (15ft)

Preferred Location

icon
Full Sun - if in full sun roots need to be shaded and cool.
icon
Partial Shade - preferably.

Soil Conditions

Acid Loving
Fertile moist well-drained soil - humus-rich.

Flowers In

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Buy CRINODENDRON hookerianum

Pot size: 2.5 or 3 Litre

£13.50 each

Share this page

Twitter Facebook Digg

Varieties

CRINODENDRON hookerianum 'Ada Hoffman'
A striking new introduction with longer leaves and attractive pink lantern flowers
£15.00 each


Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional
Valid CSS
Burncoose Nurseries: Gwennap, Redruth, Cornwall TR16 6BJ
Telephone: +44 (0) 1209 860316 Fax: +44 (0) 1209 860011 Email: info@burncoose.co.uk
© Burncoose Nurseries 1997 - 2013      Website by Forgecom