Zauschneria Garrettii Orange Carpet

Orange scarlet flowers mid late summer bloom low growing mats with trailing.

Zauschneria garrettii orange carpet.

The fire chalice plants nectar rich flowers are highly attractive to hummingbirds. Great on banks and hillsides for erosion control. A striking ground cover selected by david salman of high country gardens nursery and perfect for attracting hummingbirds. Groundcover type orange carpet enjoys some afternoon shade in hot summer climates.

Zauschneria garrettii orange carpet be the first to review this product. Zauschneria hummingbird trumpet or fire chalice is a showy native plant that will light up the garden in mid summer to fall with a profusion of coral or orange flowers that last for many weeks. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about epilobium california fuchsia hummingbird trumpet epilobium canum subsp. Small fuzzy leaves with terminal clusters of orange scarlet flowers.

Flowers are attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. Quart s unit of measure quantity. Zauschneria californica bert s bluff is a little mound of fluff that explodes into reddish orange in late summer and into fall although it came from a coastal bluff it does great in most of california and is bout drip and drought tolerant as are many of the california fuchsias. Zauschneria garrettii orange carpet unit of measure.

Zauschneria seem to particularly like growing on hillsides or sloping beds to enhanced winter drainage. Bright orange slender trumpets hang in clusters above deep green glossy mounds of foliage. Avoid planting in depressions that collect water. Sun to part shade in well drained soil with little summer water necessary though a little encourages more flowers.

This forms a low growing mat of small green leaves bearing a riot of small scarlet orange trumpet blooms from mid summer into the autumn. Zauschneria garretti orange carpet california fuchsia propagating california fuchsia is simple just cut off a piece of the plant remove any flowers use a sharp knife or x acto blade and put it in water and it should root in about 30 days. Mulch with gravel or pine needles. A plant select introduction.

Part sun 3 to 6 hours morning sun moisture requirements. Garrettii orange carpet supplied by member gardeners in. Blooms all summer into fall.