Hamelia Species, Variegated Firecracker Shrub, Hummingbird Bush, Mexican Firebush, Scarlet Bush 'Beyer's Variegated'

This is a beautiful little bush with all the merits of the larger regular Firebush plus the variegated foliage on a smaller more manageab...Read Morele size. This has grown slowly for me, and stayed less than 3' x 3' in partial shade. It draws hummers and butterflies like its bigger cousins. It is easy to propagate from cuttings, even just from sticking them in sandy soil and keeping it wet for a few weeks. It freezes to the ground with lows of 26 - 28 deg. but comes back in spring.

planted a total of 6 5 gallon plants 4 on south face block wall in Oct and 2 on west face wall. The 4 Plants promptly died??? now growin...Read Moreg salvia in same location. 2 plants on west face wall look great but have not really grown in size from planting. I'm positive on the plant just had a tough time with it.

This is a gorgeous plant, always looks great! The variegated foliage makes the plant - the flowers are just icing on the cake. Takes abus...Read Moree and neglect w/o complaint!