Crossandra infundibuliformis

Firecracker Flower

Crossandra infundibuliformis is a flowering sub-shrub native to India and Sri Lanka. It is evergreen, and suited to warmer climates. It has glossy green foliage with wavy edges and produces fan-shaped flowers throughout the year in colours of orange, salmon-orange, apricot, coral, red, yellow and even turquoise.

plant Features

Full sun
Occasional watering
Not Frost hardy
Free draining

plant information

Common name

Firecracker Flower

Latin name

Crossandra infundibuliformis

type

Flowering Shrub

family

Acanthaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Not Frost hardy

Soil

Free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Firecracker Flower is 0.50meters x 1.00meters

0.50 M 1.00 M

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Dig holes or beds wide, not deep. Lightly amend heavy clay or sandy soils with organic matter. Gently remove plants from containers, keeping the root ball intact. Loosen potting soil and roots around bottom and edges of root ball. Plant level with surrounding soil, spreading roots outward. Fill around roots with lightly amended native soil. Water to settle soil around roots then cover the area with leaf or bark mulch 1 - 3 inches thick but not piled up onto the plant's stem/trunk.

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