Crinodendron hookerianum/Chilian Lantern tree

Of South American origin this evergreen forest tree has distinctive fleshy red ‘lantern’ flowers now at the end of May and into June. It’s said to avoid C. hookerianum in wildlife friendly gardens as the flower morphology renders them inaccessible to indigenous insect life. In its native range it is pollinated by hummingbirds, hence the curious shape and texture of the flower. Eye catching at least if not insect friendly. Needs little or no pruning. Happy enough in shade or as an understory plant.