Mazhar Botanic Garden

Woodfordia fruticosa (L.) Kurz

Fire flame bush

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000600
English name: Fire flame bush
Arabic name: وودفورديا
Native: Madagascar
Country: Madagascar
(PGR): Common

Spreading deciduous shrub, up to 3-5 m tall leaves nearly stalkless 4-11 cm long, ovate lanceolate flowers crimson fruits capsules

ornamental shrub or small tree. source of tannins and dyes. The flowers are eaten as food and used in the preparation of a cooling drink.

Lythrum fruticosum L

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Texture: Chalk Clay Sandy
Fertility: High
Topography: Mountainous
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Propagation: Shoot tip cuttings, tissues culture
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 10 : 12
pH range: 6.6

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