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Synonym(s) Dicliptera suberecta; Dicliptera sericea Common name hummingbird plant; Uruguayan firecracker plant Family acanthaceae Life cycle perennial (Z7-11) Flowers orange-red Size 24" Light sun Cultural notes well drained soil; drought-tolerant Bushy herbaceous perennial sporting a profusion of tubular coral-red flowers arranged in loose clusters from mid-summer onward, over a background of softly fuzzy grayish-green oval leaves. Grows a bit wider than tall, and is reportedly resistant to drought, heat, and humidity (a.k.a. Houston-tolerant). The flowers are hummingbird magnets.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: waterfall pondside

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