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Firebush
Hamelia patens
Firebush is a medium-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 9-10, that matures to about 1-3 ft × 1-2 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained soil. Expect yellow, orange and red blooms in summer and fall. It attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and songbirds, stands up well to heat and salt, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 9-10
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1-3 ft × 1-2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 inches-3 feet
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Orange, Red
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Heat, Salt
- Native to
- South America
Freeze survival
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