Hamelia Species, Dwarf Firecracker Shrub, Hummingbird Bush, Mexican Firebush, Scarlet Bush 'Compacta'

This is without doubt the most popular tree/shrub in our yard, for butterflies and orchid bees. They LOVE it.

Grows easily...Read More, is easy to propagate from clippings (a bit of rooting compound helps), and the more sun it has, the more it flowers.

It will get rangy if it grows above 10' so we keep ours at about 8' and that keeps it nice and dense. Very hardy - we've cut them right down to about 1 foot after hurricane damage and they grew right back.

A MUST for anyone in these gardening zones who wants to help feed the butterflies :)

I have a spot in my Houston yard that gets sun most of the day. When it rains, it is water-filled (drainage area) but when it is dry, it ...Read Moreis dry. Will a dwarf Mexican Firebush grow there? In the afternoon, it is shaded by a Virtex tree. I want something about the size of the dwarf firebush that will attract hummingbirds and butterflies. If not this plant, what do you suggest?

It's a beautiful bush , it's a new addition to the butterfly garden , well branched and lots of tubular yellow and orange flowers .

This plant can still get quite big for being a compact Firebush. I have had this in my garden for three seasons now. Each winter it has ...Read Moretotally frozen to the ground when temperatures dipped below freezing. Around April it comes back and by July it is a good five feet tall and requiring some trimming to keep it in control. The flowers attract hummingbirds constantly. It does very well in a sunny location and pretty drought tolerant once established. Sometimes it does get aphids on the tips but doesn't seem to bother the blooms at all. The ants take care of them for me.