Marmalade Bush (Streptosolen jamesonii)

[mikhurram]

Marmalade Bush from South America is a shrub for all seasons. Known for profuse flowering once established it starts flowering in spring and carries on flowering in summer as well. Being drought tolerant this shrub require a well drained site and some shade protection from midday sun in our summer season in the plains. This shrub literally dazzle a landscape with red, yellow and orange flowers appearing simultaneously. Sourcing courtesy Adnan Sardar.

More can be read about Marmalade Bush on below url.
http://www.strangewonderfulthings.com/164.htm

[Izhar]

What is the speed of growth?

[mikhurram]

Reasonably fast.

[Hamad Ahmed Kisana]

and speed of death is also very fast....

[mikhurram]

This can be avoided by taking some cuttings as it tend to propagate easily through cuttings. Beats me why yours died ? Most likely water logging.

[Muhammad Arif Khan]

For how long you have this plant? What is the size of flower?
please show a picture of complete plant in bloom.
Thanks

[mikhurram]

Brig Sahib,
This is an year old plant. Currently its establishing itself. The size is flower is small almost equal to size of a nail the pictures posted were of the first bloom. Images are of first bloom.

[khabbab]

and speed of death is also very fast....

Alarming for me if it died with an expert like you. What was the soil media you used for this plant Kisana?