Zauschneria californica 'Pumilio'
California fuchsia 'Pumilio'
Compact, mound-forming. Semi-evergreen. Grey-green lance shaped leaves, tubular orange-red flowers in late summer, early autumn. Native to California, this is an easy to grow and free flowering shrub. It has furry stems, and small leaves up to 3.75cm long. The showy flowers are funnel-shaped. Pollinated by hummingbirds.
Contributed by @chrisf
-
Full sun to partial shade
-
Very little water
-
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
-
Free draining
Common name
California fuchsia 'Pumilio'
Latin name
Zauschneria californica 'Pumilio'
type
Perennial
family
Onagraceae
ph
5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
-
Light
Full sun to partial shade
-
Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
-
Soil
Free draining
-
Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
-
Best time to plant
-
When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.60 M
0.60 M
Zauschneria californica 'Pumilio'
Compact, mound-forming. Semi-evergreen. Grey-green lance shaped leaves, tubular orange-red flowers in late summer, early autumn. Native to California, this is an easy to grow and free flowering shrub. It has furry stems, and small leaves up to 3.75cm long. The showy flowers are funnel-shaped. Pollinated by hummingbirds.
Flowering
From Mid Summer TO Early Autumn
Spikes of flowers appear from mid-Summer to early Autumn, followed by seeds
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Sow seeds in early Spring in a sunny, free-draining site. They will spread easily, once established
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Plant in a sunny, free-draining site in Spring
chrisf
suerichards
SandraC