Crinodendron hookerianum

Family: Elaeocarpaceae

Country of Origin: Chile

Description: syn. Tricuspidaria lanceolata

USDA Zone: 8

Accession #: 246

Accession Date: -0001-11-30 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Source: Heronswood

Culture: Lantern Trees require a lime-free soil in a sheltered location with partial shade. The best soil for them is moist, cool, sandy peat. When grown in a cool greenhouse, they will flower when only a few feet high. They need a minimum winter temperature of 40º F. Every March, these plants should be repotted into slightly larger pots. It is important to firm the compost well and shade them from strong sunlight. After they've been repotted, the foliage should be sprayed often and the atmosphere should be humid. The greenhouse should have adequate ventilation at all times except in very frosty weather. Keep the compost moist throughout the year, though much more should be provided in the summer.

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: eurosid I

Order: Oxalidales

Family: Elaeocarpaceae