Firecracker Bush
Bouvardia ternifolia
A small shrub spangled through summer and fall with clusters of brilliant scarlet tubular flowers built for hummingbirds. A sky-island and desert-mountain gem for part shade.
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- red
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- foundation
- Native states
- AZ, NM, TX