FIRE BUSH (Hamelia Patens)

FIRE BUSH (Hamelia Patens) Evergreen: No Size: 24-36"H Bloom Period: Summer Bloom Color: Red Exposure: Sun Category: Annuals Landscape Uses: A must have plant for the hummingbird garden. Use as an accent with other hummingbird favorites.

Plant Description: Fire Bush is a fast-growing woody tropical grown as a warm season annual in North Texas.  The oval green leaves have reddish veins and a gray pubescence that covers the underside of the leaves.  The large leaves are whorled around the stem.  Clusters of reddish-orange flowers bloom throughout the summer.  The long narrow tubular flowers sit atop the foliage on red stems. Hummingbirds are attracted to the flowers.