Hummingbird Flower

 

Zauschneria californica latifolia

 

Onagracaea

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Form: Shrub, low and spreading
Seasonality: Perennial
Size: 1 1/2 feet high
Leaves; Green gray 1 - 1 1/2 inches

Flowers: Orange scarlet, rarely white, tubular flowers in the late summer or fall in great quantities
Fruit: Seed
Stems/Trunks: Spreading, sometimes appearing rangy
Range/Origin: Western USA and Northern Mexico
Hardiness: Sunset Zones; 2-11; 14-24

Comments: Low litter, No thorns, Attracts hummingbirds

 

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Exposure: Full sun
  • Water: Little to moderate
  • Soil: Sandy, well drained
  • Propagation: Seed
  • Maintenance: Some; prune to enhance form

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