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Firewheel tree Stenocarpus sinuatus
Also called Wheel of fire
When it flowers
- January, flowering
- February, flowering
- March, flowering
- April, flowering
- May, not flowering
- June, not flowering
- July, not flowering
- August, not flowering
- September, not flowering
- October, not flowering
- November, not flowering
- December, not flowering
Slender tree with glossy lobed leaves and wheel-shaped red and orange summer flowers.
A rainforest tree with a narrow, upright form and glossy leaves that are deeply lobed when young. Its flowers are arranged like the spokes of a wheel in bright red and orange, carried on bare wood in summer and autumn. Slow and may take some years to flower.
In the garden
- Attracts
- Birds and pollinating insects
- Flowers
- Wheel-shaped clusters of red and orange tubular flowers.
- Leaves
- Glossy, dark green leaves, deeply lobed on young plants.
Growing conditions
- Climate
- Tropical, subtropical and temperate
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Sandy and loam
- Drainage
- Needs good drainage
- Frost
- Light frost
- Water
- Some dry spells
- Coast
- Sheltered coastal gardens
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Seed
Planting
Sun or part shade in deep, well-drained soil. Its narrow form suits smaller gardens.
Pruning
Little pruning needed.
Care
Use a low-phosphorus native fertiliser. Water in dry spells.
Where it comes from
- Family
- Proteaceae
- Order
- Proteales
- Native to
- New South Wales and Queensland
- Natural range
- Rainforest of eastern Queensland and northern NSW.
Where to buy
Widely available.
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Further reading
- Stenocarpus sinuatus on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)
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