Notro / Ciruelillo
Category: Shrub
Native tree famous for its intense red flowers that light up the landscape in spring. Very attractive to hummingbirds and an excellent ornamental tree.
Characteristics
- Watering
- • Moderate • Avoid prolonged drought
- Soil
- • Fertile, well drained • Prefers moderate moisture
- Blooms
- September – November Very showy red blooms
- Exposure
- • Partial sun • Tolerates sun in cool climates
- Fruit
- Not applicable
- Size
- • Height: 5–10 m • Open, ornamental canopy
- Use
- • Ornamental • Attracts birds and pollinators • Native-plant gardens
- Propagation
- • Seeds • Moderate germination