eternal flame plant
Goeppertia crocata
RHS AGM 2002
USDA zones10 to 11
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1.5 to 3 feet tall12 to 16 inches wide
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow, orange
- Foliage color
- Green, purple/lavender, red/burgundy
- Soil types
- Loam
- Toxicity
- Non-toxic
Garden uses
Notes
Eternal flame plant (Goeppertia crocata) is a perennial for containers and indoor growing. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist, loamy soil. Its clumping, evergreen leaves are green with purple and burgundy tones. Yellow and orange flowers open in spring and again in summer.
Pairs well with Holly fern, Boston fern, Brasil velvet-leaf philodendron, and Dracaena.
Native range
South America.