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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 4-6 feet
Plant Spread: 3-5 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Other: Small berry-like fruit
Fruiting Time: Other: when finished blooming
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
Flower Time: Summer
Other: Blooms primarily in summer and then off and on throughout the year.
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Flame of the Woods
  • Scarlet Jungle Flame

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