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Home » Plant Library » Tropicals » Flame of the Woods
Flame of the Woods | Ixora coccinea

Flame of the Woods

Botanical name: Ixora coccinea

A rounded, evergreen shrub featuring stunning bright red flower clusters, contrasted by deep green, leathery oblong foliage; primarily blooms in summer, then sporadically throughout the year; a popular flowering shrub for frost free areas.

Other names: Jungle Geranium

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Characteristics

Hardiness zone 9a
Flower color red
Foliage type evergreen
Plant form round
Mature height 6 feet
Spread 5 feet
Light requirements

full sun to partial shade

Moisture requirements

average to moist

Plant origin import

Ornamental Features

Flame of the Woods features showy clusters of red tubular flowers at the ends of the branches from late winter to late fall. It has attractive dark red foliage. The glossy oval leaves are highly ornamental and remain dark red throughout the winter. The fruits are showy deep purple drupes displayed from mid summer to late fall.

Landscape Attributes

Flame of the Woods is a multi-stemmed evergreen tropical plant with a more or less rounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This tropical plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Flame of the Woods is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Accent, Mass Planting, Hedges/Screening, General Garden Use, Container Planting

Planting and Growing

This plant is native to the tropics and prefers growing in moist environments with evenly warm conditions all year round. In our climate, it is usually grown as an outdoor annual in the garden or in a container. If you want it to survive the winter, it can be brought in to the house and provided with special care, and then returned to the garden the following season. In its preferred tropical habitat, as a shrub it can grow to be around 6 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. However, when grown as an annual or when overwintered indoors, it can be expected to perform quite differently, and its exact height and spread will depend on many factors; you may wish to consult with our experts as to how it might perform in your specific application and growing conditions.

This tropical plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This species is not originally from North America.

Flame of the Woods makes a fine choice for the outdoor landscape, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. Because of its height, it is often used as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when grown in a container, it may not perform exactly as indicated on the tag - this is to be expected. Also note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

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