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| 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 |
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| 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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