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Halleria lucida

by Johan Wentzel

Halleria lucida
Common Name
Tree fuschia
Plant Type
Tree
Halleria lucida has orange, tubular flowers, which are laden with nectar. It is an excellent tree for a wildlife garden. Plant in sun or semi-shade. It is the ideal tree for a wet spot.
Plant Description

Halleria lucida is an evergreen or semi-deciduous tree or shrub that is often multi-stemmed with a spreading crown with shiny foliage on drooping branches. It is an indigenous tree of Southern Africa and is distributed in a wide range of habitats, both high altitude and low altitude. It normally occurs along stream banks.

The glossy dark green leaves of tree fuchsia are rigid, simple, opposite and have a long leaf stalk. They also have an asymmetrical base and a pointed twisted tip. This tree bears trumpet shaped flowers from April to December. The flowers are either orange to brick-red or yellow in colour. They are very rich in nectar and are produced in clusters in the axils of leaves, on short shoots on the old wood, and also directly on the thick main branches where they hide amongst the leaves. The bark is pale grey to brown in young trees, growing darker brown as the tree matures. It is also fissured  laterally and flakes in long loose strips. Fruiting occurs from June to February and the fruits are fleshy black berries with fine hair at the tip. Just like the flowers, the fruits are borne on the thick main branches.The fruit is very tasty.

Tree fuchsia is regarded as one of the most valuable plants to have in a wildlife garden as it attracts birds (especially sunbirds), bees and butterflies. Its shiny leaves and a bushy, drooping growth habit makes it an ideal species for screening. It is both frost and drought resistant and is suitable as a bonsai. This tree has a non-aggressive root system and is fast growing, up to 1m per year.

Plant Halleria lucida in sun or semi-shade. It is the ideal tree for a wet spot.

You may find stock of this plant at Random Harvest.

Afrikaanse Naam
Notsung
Hardiness
Very hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Moderate
Evergreen
Evergreen
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Early winter
Flower Colour
Orange
Shape
Upright
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
5m
Region
Gauteng, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, Limpopo, North West
Habitat
Forest margin, Riverine, Rocky outcrops
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
Yes
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