{"product_id":"corymbia-ficifolia-southern-peninsula","title":"Southern Peninsula Flowering Gum - Corymbia ficifolia ‘Southern Peninsula’","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\u003eSouthern Peninsula Flowering Gum - Corymbia ficifolia ‘Southern Peninsula’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Western Australian flowering gum is the most spectacular flowering eucalypt in cultivation, carrying huge terminal clusters of scarlet, orange or pink stamens through summer on a compact, rounded, densely leafed crown. \u003cem\u003eCorymbia ficifolia\u003c\/em\u003e comes originally from a small area of high rainfall country near Walpole in the far south west, which explains its two firm requirements: a dry summer climate and sharply drained soil. It thrives across southern Victoria, South Australia and the cooler parts of Western Australia, and struggles badly in humid summer rainfall zones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Flowering Gum\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSummer Flowering Mass\u003c\/strong\u003e: Large corymbs smother the canopy from December to February, comfortably the heaviest flowering of any eucalypt used in gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact Crown\u003c\/strong\u003e: It stays rounded and relatively small for a eucalypt, keeping it usable in suburban front gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird Attraction\u003c\/strong\u003e: Lorikeets, wattlebirds and honeyeaters work the flowers heavily for weeks.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrnamental Gumnuts\u003c\/strong\u003e: Large urn shaped woody capsules follow the flowers and hold decoratively into the following season.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeed Grown Variation\u003c\/strong\u003e: Plants raised from seed rather than grafted show natural colour variation from deep scarlet through orange to pink, so each tree is individual.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront Garden Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single tree in open lawn or gravel gives a full summer display at a scale that suits a suburban block.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Southern Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Performs well in Mediterranean climate coastal districts with dry summers and free draining sand.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWildlife Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Placed within sight of a window it becomes a reliable summer nectar station for parrots and honeyeaters.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Water Streetscape\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used on verges and median strips in southern councils where irrigation ends after establishment.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and early autumn. Avoid planting into cold wet winter soil, which invites root rot.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharp drainage is non negotiable. Sandy and gravelly soils are ideal, and heavy clay should be mounded 300 to 400mm to lift the root plate above winter water. Keep phosphorus low.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply but infrequently through the first two summers, roughly every ten days, and then stop entirely. Mulch with coarse material kept well clear of the trunk, and avoid overhead watering onto the foliage in humid weather, which encourages leaf disease on this species.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 10m in cultivation\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m\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 A small natural range in the far south west of Western Australia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scarlet, orange or pink, variable in seed grown plants\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795380732190,"sku":"ND-0542-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/mPcqZJjN4RjrFR2nCwAdq_uvUIRxKN.jpg?v=1787314673","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/corymbia-ficifolia-southern-peninsula","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}