Heartleaf Keckiella
Keckiella cordifolia
A scrambling, shrubby penstemon-relative with heart-shaped leaves and tubular red-orange summer flowers. A hummingbird favorite that climbs through chaparral shrubs.
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–6 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- red, orange
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- CA