Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 27 Dec 2025

Stop planting shade plants until you see this one!

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys - Brazilian plume or Red Cloak

Stop planting shade plants until you see this one!

  • 🚩Megaskepasma erythrochlamys - Brazilian plume or Red Cloak is one of my favorite winter colors in the garden. It comes from a plant most people overlook.
  • It keeps pushing bold red flower spikes when many plants slow down.
  • 🚩It handles sun or shade, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, and even surprises people with light cold tolerance. Big leaves, strong structure, and steady color make it a solid choice for beds, fences, or large containers.
  • 🚩If your garden needs color that does not quit when the season changes, this one earns its space.


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Plant Facts

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys
Brazilian Plume, Brazilian Red Cloak
USDA Zone: 9-11
Large shrub 5-10 ft tallSemi-shadeFull sunRegular waterPink flowersPlant attracts butterflies, hummingbirdsSubtropical plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time
  • Megaskepasma_erythrochlamys in Plant Encyclopedia
  • Turn up the color in your garden with the bold everblooming Brazilian plume

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