Plant Facts
Scientific Name | Epilobium canum |
Principal Common Name | California Fuchsia |
Common Name(s) | Hummingbird Trumpet, Zauschneria, Hoary Fuchsia, Arizona Fuchsia |
Synonym | Zauschneria spp. |
Description | Slender stemmed climbing and multi branched shrubby perennial with toothed light green to gray green laceolate to ovate foliage that is densely spreading and hairy. |
General Comments | An outstanding native plant that grows over a wide range of the Western US. A favorite of hummingbirds. |
Origin | |
Nativity | California, Western US |
Height Range | 4 - 0 FT |
Spread Range | 4 - 0 FT |
Flower Showy | Y |
Warning | |
Sunset Zones | 2 : 3 : 4 : 5 : 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10 : 12 : 13 : 14 : 15 : 16 : 17 : 18 : 19 : 20 : 21 : 22 : 23 : 24 |
USDA Zones | |
Leaf Color | Gray-Green : Light Green |
Leaf Texture | Fine : Hairy |
Form | Shrub |
Flower Color | Red-Orange : Scarlet Red |
Flower Time | Summer : Fall |
Months | |
Ease of Growing | Average |
Light Preferences | Sun (minimum 8 hours direct sun) |
Soil Preferences | Dry : Rocky : Well-drained |
Watering Preferences | |
Outstanding Features | Attracts Birds : Color : Drought tolerant : Flower : Heat Tolerant |
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