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Red flowering gum

Corymbia ficifolia

Climate-suitable non-native

Growing guidance

Horticultural figures below are practitioner estimates for planning, pending expert review. The botanical record further down is sourced and verifiable.

Current-climate suitability

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Sun

Full sun

Soil moisture

free-draining, average

Heat tolerance

Up to about 45°C

Cold tolerance

Down to about -3°C

Waterlogging tolerance

1/5

Drought tolerance

5/5

Mature size

6–10 m tall, 6 m spread

Seasonal interest

Summer · Scarlet

Maintenance

low

Wildlife supported

General wildlife value 5/5 (verified species relationships are shown only where structured data exists)

Known risks or warnings

Resents humidity and heavy wet soils.

Toxicity: none

Verified botanical record

Accepted scientific name
Corymbia ficifolia (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson
Family
Myrtaceae (Myrtales)
Rank and status
species · accepted
GBIF record
Taxon 5418434

Recorded as introduced in: Bogotá, D.C., Canary Is., Colombia, Ethiopia, Garden Route National Park, Hawaii, Kenya, Madeira, Medialuna del sur de Bogotá D.C.: Ciudad Bolívar, Usme, San Cristóbal, Tunjuelito, Kennedy, Rafael Uribe Uribe y Bosa., Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and 2 further regions

Ranges are exactly as recorded in the GBIF source checklists and may be incomplete for widely cultivated species.

Corymbia ficifolia, commonly known as red flowering gum, is a species of small tree that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has rough, fibrous bark on the trunk and branches, egg-shaped to broadly lance-shape adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, bright red, pink or orange flowers and urn-shaped fruit. It has a restricted distribution in the wild but is one of the most commonly planted ornamental eucalypts.

Description from Wikipedia — Corymbia ficifolia (CC BY-SA), shortened and unedited in substance.

Native status and geographic context

  • United Kingdom: climate-suitable
  • United States: climate-suitable
  • Australia: native

Native status is never inferred from climate similarity. Plants restricted or invasive in a jurisdiction are excluded from recommendations there.

Demonstration data. Climate, plant and retailer records shown here are realistic samples awaiting horticultural validation and live data connections.