General Landscape Uses: Ornamental shrub, hedge and border, pollinator garden

Ecological Restoration Notes: Pollinator support, soil stabilization and erosion control, understory planting

Description: Brazilian Red Cloak is the epitome of tropical!  It is a large bush with huge leaves and gorgeous red flower spikes.  It blooms throughout the year and will even bloom in the shade.  The flowers also attract hummingbirds.  Brazilian Red Cloak can be trimmed easily and is overall a very easy plant to grow.

Dimensions: Height 8 ft; Spread 6 – 10 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

Native Range: Venezuela and parts of northern South America

Native Habitats: Lowland tropical forests, riparian zones, secondary forests and disturbed areas, humid montane forests

Soils: Rich, well-draining

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Low

Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full Sun to Shade

Flower Color: Red bracts surrounding white flower

Flower Characteristics: Small, tubular

Flowering Season: All year

Fruit: Small, dry, green when young, turning brown as it matures

Wildlife and Ecology: Pollinator attraction, habitat and shelter, erosion control, contribution to the water cycle, natural succession and regeneration

Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings and seed

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