General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 18-24 inches
Plant Spread: 24-36 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Other: Red-orange Tubular Flowers
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Uruguayan Firecracker Plant
  • Hummingbird Plant
  • King's Crown
  • Velvet Honeysuckle
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dicliptera squarrosa
  • Synonym: Dicliptera suberecta
  • Synonym: Dicliptera tweediana
  • Synonym: Dicliptera imminuta
  • Synonym: Dicliptera pohliana
  • Synonym: Dicliptera sericea
  • Synonym: Dicliptera niederleiniana

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Location: Western Washington
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-07-14
Location: My garden, KY
Date: 2021-07-12
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-10-04
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-10-30
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-08-30
Location: Roberta Georgia
Date: June
With humming bird
Location: NJ
Date: 2021-06-10
Location: In my garden
Date: 2012-08-04
Location: In my garden
Date: 2014-08-04
Photo by pod
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Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-08-30
Photo by dave
Location: NJ
Date: 2021-06-26

Date: 2008-07-12

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Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens, CA
Date: Aug 2007
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-08-30

Date: 2008-07-12
Location: NJ
Date: 2021-06-10
Location: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
Date: 2017-03-20
Location: Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam
Date: 2017-03-20

Date: Aug 2007
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens, CA
Date: Aug 2007
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-06-10
Zone 9b.

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-02
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-02
Location: Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid
photo credit: Cillas
Location: University of California Botanical Garden.
Date: July
photo by Stan Shebs

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-16
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