General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Plant Spread: 1 to 2 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Erosion control
Groundcover
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • California Fuchsia
  • Hummingbird Trumpet
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Epilobium canum subsp. canum
  • Synonym: Zauschneria cana
  • Synonym: Zauschneria mexicana
  • Synonym: Epilobium canum subsp. mexicanum
  • Synonym: Zauschneria californica subsp. mexicana

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Location: Redding, California (private dry garden)
Date: September
Foliage is soft but looks juniper-like
Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex, UK.
Date: 2022-08-09

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

photo by ghislain118

Photo Credit: NPS

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