About This Product
Botanical Name: Epilobium canum ssp. canum, Zauschneria californica
Common Name: Hummingbird Trumpet, California Fuchsia
A low, spreading, semi-evergreen perennial with thin stems and a woody base. The narrow gray-green leaves crowd the stems, unlike the wider leaves of the straight species. Long red trumpet flowers bloom from late summer into fall that are loved by hummingbirds. Native to California’s dry slopes, it is well suited to banks and rocky garden edges.
USDA Zone: Zones 7 - 10
Sunset Zone: Zones 2 - 11, 14 - 24
Mature Height: 2 feet
Mature Width: 4 feet
Light Needs: Full Sun
Water Needs: Low, Moderate
