If you’re looking for a flowering shrub to attract butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard, you can’t go wrong with Firebush. This North American native plant bears trumpet-shaped orange-red flowers throughout the growing season (and all year in frost-free areas) that pollinators find irresistible. It’s easy care, too! Once established, it holds up to summer heatwaves, drought, and sultry humidity. It can reach about 10 feet tall and wide. It blooms year-round in frost-free areas; in the North, it blooms constantly from spring to fall. Light: Grows best in full sun (at least 6 hours of direct sun per day) or part sun (morning shade with afternoon sun). Water: Drought tolerant once established but benefits from regular watering. Pruning: Can be pruned to keep it a desired size or shape but doesn’t require regular pruning. Typically, deer- and rabbit-resistant, but individual animals may eat it Excellent in landscape beds or borders and can also be used as a hedge or foundation plant or even pruned as a small multi-trunk tree. Zones 9-11 but can be grown anywhere as a landscape annual or in container gardens. Exposure to the sap of this plant may cause discomfort to individuals with a sensitivity to it upon contact. Grown for ornamental purposes and not intended for human or animal consumption. Send us your feedback at questions@costafarms.com
Hamelia Fire Bush can attract butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard.
Height at shipping is approximately 30-inches tall, measured from the bottom of the pot to the top of the plant.
Light: Grows best in full sun (at least 6 hours of direct sun per day) or part sun (morning shade with afternoon sun).
Water: Drought tolerant once established but benefits from regular watering.
Pruning: Can be pruned to keep it a desired size or shape, but doesn’t require regular pruning.
Ships in a 10-inch diameter grower pot.
This plant may have some natural degree of toxicity which may cause discomfort or illness if ingested, and exposure to the sap of this plant may cause discomfort to individuals with a sensitivity to it upon contact, so this plant is grown for ornamental purposes only and not intended for human or animal consumption.
