Brownea coccinea x latifolia syn. Brownea capitella ; Brownea latifolia
Scarlet Flame Bean
'Scarlet Flame Bean' is a slow-growing, small tree from tropical America. It has pinnate leaves and bears large clusters of orangey-red flowers, 6-8" across. which hang below the foliage on older branches, and the flowers are followed by fruit that is a woody 6" pod.'Scarlet Flame Bean' is native to tropical America.
Contributed by @LeonCharalambous
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Scarlet Flame Bean
Latin name
Brownea coccinea x latifolia syn. Brownea capitella ; Brownea latifolia
type
Tree
family
Fabaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.3 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
4.50 M
7.50 M
Brownea coccinea x latifolia syn. Brownea capitella ; Brownea latifolia
'Scarlet Flame Bean' is a slow-growing, small tree from tropical America. It has pinnate leaves and bears large clusters of orangey-red flowers, 6-8" across. which hang below the foliage on older branches, and the flowers are followed by fruit that is a woody 6" pod.'Scarlet Flame Bean' is native to tropical America.
Flowering
From Late Winter TO Early Spring
The flower clusters appear direct on the branch from late Winter to early Spring
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant Scarlet Flame Bean in moist but free-draining acid or neutral soil that has had organic matter added to it, in a sheltered sunny or sunny with dappled shade site. This tropical tree does well with heat and high humidity and needs to be protected from droughts or drying winds. It may also be grown indoors or in a spacious conservatory.
LeonCharalambous