{"product_id":"corymbia-ficifolia-baby-scarlet","title":"Baby Scarlet Flowering Gum - Corymbia ficifolia ‘Baby Scarlet’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBaby Scarlet Flowering Gum - Corymbia ficifolia ‘Baby Scarlet’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull sized \u003cem\u003eCorymbia ficifolia\u003c\/em\u003e can reach 10m and swamp a suburban garden, which is exactly the problem ‘Baby Scarlet’ solves. It is a grafted dwarf selection that holds around 3m, so the huge scarlet summer flower heads that make the species famous arrive at a scale a courtyard or front garden can carry. Grafting also matters horticulturally: the rootstock copes with humidity and heavier soils far better than seedling flowering gums do on the east coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Baby Scarlet\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrue dwarf habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: It stays around 2.5 to 3m rather than the 8 to 10m of a seedling flowering gum, so it fits real suburban blocks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrafted for reliability\u003c\/strong\u003e: The rootstock broadens its tolerance of east coast humidity and heavier soils, where ungrafted plants often fail.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour intensity\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dense scarlet flower heads are produced through summer, held above the canopy where they show.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird value\u003c\/strong\u003e: Nectar draws lorikeets, honeyeaters and native bees into the garden through the flowering flush.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow water once settled\u003c\/strong\u003e: After establishment it needs very little supplementary irrigation in most Australian climates.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative front garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single plant gives the summer colour hit that most native shrub plantings lack.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnder power lines and eaves\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its restrained mature height suits positions where a standard tree would need constant lopping.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInformal native screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: A staggered row builds a loose, bird friendly screen rather than a hard clipped face.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge container\u003c\/strong\u003e: The compact root system tolerates a big pot on a sunny terrace with sharp drainage.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m centres for an informal row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3m as an individual specimen, clear of eaves and gutters\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn in warm districts, spring in cooler ones, avoiding cold wet soil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharply drained, low phosphorus soil. Mound or raise the planting position in clay, because wet feet is the main killer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly through the first summer only, then cut back deliberately so the plant hardens off rather than staying soft. Use a coarse gravel or chunky bark mulch kept clear of the graft union, feed only with a native, low phosphorus fertiliser, and remove any shoots emerging below the graft immediately.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Far south west Western Australia (the species)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scarlet red, mainly summer\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795363004702,"sku":"ND-0540-400MM","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/Ssyf0fA0oWNpAA2Rymxjq_QNnUlghZ.jpg?v=1787314250","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/corymbia-ficifolia-baby-scarlet","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}