15 Trees With Red Flowers: Exquisite Trees for Your Garden

Trees with red flowers are just what you need in your garden because their look will bring your garden appearance from 0 to 10/10.

These beautiful red flowering trees – like crape myrtle and pomegranates – are super easy to grow and there is a tree for you no matter how long you have been gardening.

See our top picks in this article!

A List of Trees With Red Flowers

1. Crape Myrtle

These flowering trees from the myrtle tree family grow in places like northern Australia, Southeast Asia, and the Indian subcontinent can come in different beautiful colors such as red, pink, white, and purple and are used as ornament both privately and commercially.

They are best planted near swimming pools, sidewalks and decks because they might have been considered grubby.

For the Crape Myrtle tree to thrive, it needs to be grown in a sunny location. Soil suitable for its growth is slightly acidic. It should be treated regularly because they are liable to fungal infections. Also, you must make sure to water the young plants at least twice a week, especially when there is no rainfall.

2. Red Flowering Gum

The Corymbia ficifolia tree produces feathery red blooms and scented leaves. Red flowering plants grow easily and look pleasant in small gardens. It has a limited natural range but is one of the most extensively planted ornamental Eucalyptus. This flowering plant is mostly cultivated Overseas and in Australia.

It is best suited to temperate regions with minimal summer rainfall and is rarely dependable on Australia’s east coast. This gum tree does not require consistent watering to thrive. However, make sure that the soil has a lot of moisture. They also need full exposure to sunlight where they will do better.

Note that it would be wise to invest in pesticides or other preventative measures to avoid pests from destroying it.

3. Bottlebrush

The Callistemon citrinus plant is generally found in Australia’s more temperate locations, particularly along the east coast, and like damp circumstances.

They got their name because they look like the tip of a bottle brush cleaner. Typically, the flower spikes are white, cream, or light green, but there are also pink, red, and mauve variations.

When growing bottlebrush plants make sure to water them at least twice a week in the spring and summer, just as the ground is dry. For the finest flowers to be produced, this plant needs direct contact with sunlight.

4. Scarlet Rosemallow Hibiscus

Popularly known as hibiscus coccineus were raised from seeds that were gathered in Brunswick County, North Carolina, near the edge of a swamp forest. The plant’s blossoms serve as a food source for wildlife and are attractors for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Not to forget that it can come in white and red colors

Plant in areas with moist, occasionally damp soil that receive full sunlight. Although this tree is fairly free from pests and disease, you should care for it by regularly using pesticides to prevent rusts, canker, leaf spots, and blights.

5. Pomegranates

The pomegranate tree (Punica granatum) from Persia was named the Chinese apple because it spread quickly to places like China, Afghanistan, Arabia, and India.

The delicious, edible seeds of the fruits, which have a red, leathery exterior and other health advantages, are packed with antioxidants. Typically, the blossoms are brilliant red, although they can also be white or pink.

For this tree to thrive, it needs direct contact with sunlight for at least 6 solid hours. They can survive in practically any soil, even in poor soil. The use of fungicides and pesticides is very essential for this will help to control the issue of fungi and leaf blight.

6. Red Silky Oak

Because it has a spider-like appearance, this plant is widely referred to as the spider flower. This flowering plant naturally grows in riverine, subtropical, and dry rainforest settings in eastern coastal Australia. It has flowers with a blood-crimson hue that bloom all year long and also it works well at luring birds

Considering that it grows best in warm climates, ensure that it gets full sun. Young trees require shelter on chilly nights if they are planted outside. Occasionally it needs watering but not that it is drought-resistant. It is also susceptible to several diseases and insect pests therefore it is often necessary to apply pest and insect-killing chemicals.

7. African Tulip Tree

The Spathodea campanulata is indigenous to tropical Africa. It is well-grown as an ornamental garden tree or street tree in tropical and subtropical areas of Queensland due to its eye-catching, red tulip-shaped flowers. Its leaves are roughly oval and develop to a shiny green color, which was formerly golden.

As much as they are utilized as shade trees in expansive gardens, on public roadways, and in parks because of their lovely blossoming and graceful bearing, they need to be cared for by exposing them to high temperatures and full sunlight.

8. Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-Sinensis is a common decorative hibiscus tree that is native to Vanuatu but is also commonly grown throughout the tropics and subtropics.

The cultivated varieties can have single or double blooms in a broad range of colors, in contrast to the solitary, red flowers that are seen on wild-type plants. Not to forget that they are consumable and can be used in salads.

9. Japanese Flowering Quince

This Japanese quince (Chaenomeles japonica) is a tall shrub that originates from Japan and can come in different shades of color such as red, pink, or white blooms. Despite having a harsh flavor when eaten raw, the fruits are edible. People make jellies and other preserves with the fruits and these products come out to be yellow-green.

10. Calliandra

Most of its species are indigenous to the American tropical and subtropical areas. This little leguminous tree is thornless and almost evergreen and often utilized as a decorative tree in cities and gardens. It offers shelter, weed control, soil enhancement, intercropping and alley cropping, erosion management, and acts as a kind of plantation nurse.

11. Tree Rhododendron

These trees are indigenous to eastern Asia and the Himalayan area. However, some also exist in other parts of Asia, as well as in Australia, North America, and Europe. They are known for their shallow roots, as they cannot absorb water deep in the soil and need occasional watering until fully established.

It is best when planted in partial shade on the north side of a building since, unlike many flowering plants, it does not appreciate full morning light in winter. Although not resistant to pests and disease but with the right insecticides, it can be controlled.

12. Red Frangipani

Plumeria rubra of Central America, Mexico, Venezuela, and Colombia origins has been extensively grown globally in subtropical and tropical regions. From late Spring through Fall, the plant continues to grow long, thick green leaves and clusters of wonderfully scented, waxy scarlet blooms.

13. Oleander

Oleander also called Nerium oleander is planted as a landscape and ornamental plant in temperate and subtropical regions all over the world. Depending on the type, vibrant flowers are available in colors white, pink, red, coral, or yellow. The plant grows better when watered regularly and placed in sunlight

14. Indian Coral Tree

This Indian tree is indigenous to tropical and subtropical areas of eastern Africa, northern Australia, and the Indian subcontinent.

The flowers are so bright that they look like red leaves from a distance. They thrive in locations with direct sunlight, Note that they don’t need much or any water between dry periods to avoid limb breaking and extremely quick growth.

15. Royal Poincianas

The Delonix regia tree is a tree with very beautiful leaves and flowers is indigenous to Madagascar and is extensively cultivated in areas without freezing temperatures. Caterpillars are the most common insects that attack the Royal Poinciana tree and this can be controlled with the use of pesticides.

Conclusion

These trees are super beautiful, but before you acquire any, here are some things that you should remember:

• Some very beautiful trees that you should grow are myrtles, bottlebrushes, and quinces.
• Pomegranates are trees that will give you both beauty and fruits.
• Do not stress your trees by overwatering them so that they do not lose their beautiful flowers.
• No matter the tree that you choose to grow, first consider its preferred USDA hardiness growing zones.

Before you start planting your favorite trees, remember its growth requirements as written in this article.

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