Warszewiczia coccinea
Warszewiczia coccinea
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Succeeds in full sun to moderate shade[1]. Prefers a moist, fertile, clayey soil[1]. Young plants have a moderate rate of growth[1]. Trees can flower almost all year round[1].
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a sunny position in a nursery seedbed. Sow them on the surface of the soil and then water them copiously but carefully to bury them into the top layer of the soil without washing them away. A low germination rate can usually be expected, with the seed sprouting within 30 - 40 days[1]. When the seedlings are 4 - 5cm tall, pot them up into individual containers and they should be ready to plant out 6 - 7 months later[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Warszewiczia+coccinea>
Pollinators
Hummingbirds
References
- [1]Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition. — Lorenzi. H. · Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. · 2002 · ISBN 85-86714-15-1 ↩︎Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
- [2]Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 67 — Missouri Botanical Garden; Missouri. · 1980 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A botanical magazine, it contains part of the Flora of Panama. It can be downloaded from the Internet.