A branch of red Cavendishia bracteata flowers in sunlight

Cavendishia bracteata


Native to Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Guatemala and nearby regions, this is a shrub in the Ericaceae family. It grows between 3,300 and 12,500 feet in elevation. Photographed in Colombia.

Cavendishia bracteata with red, yellow and white flowers in sunlight
Cavendishia bracteata pink, white and yellow flowers in sunlight
A close-up of the waxy, red and cream tubular flowers of the Cavendishia bracteata blooming beneath glossy green leaves
A vibrant cluster of red and white tubular flowers of the Cavendishia bracteata, standing out against a shaded forest background
A large flowering Cavendishia bracteata shrub
Cluster of bicolored Cavendishia bracteata flowers showing a transition from deep red to pale yellow at the tips
A cluster of tubular red Cavendishia bracteata flowers with pale pink, star-shaped openings
Deep red, glossy buds of Cavendishia bracteata emerging from large protective floral bracts
A pink and white Cavendishia bracteata inflorescence in sunlightg
Cavendishia bracteata cluster of pink bracts and white flowers in sunlight
A small cluster of rose-pink Cavendishia flowers
Cluster of pale cream Cavendishia bell-shaped flowers with faint pink tinges hanging beneath thick green leaves

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