Bouvardia Estrellita Scarlet (Firecracker Bush) (Scarlet Hummingbird Flower)

Photo credit: Proven Winners.

Joyful little shrublet with starry clusters of tubular red flowers spring-fall. Hummingbird and butterfly magnet. The nectar rich Bouvardia flowers feed butterflies and hummingbirds. Try planting near a seating area and sit back and enjoy the hummer party. Easily tucked into a container in colder zones. Bouvardia is a wonderful fragrant cut flower; lasting a week or more in a vase. It blooms on new wood and recovers quickly after cutting, which stimulates more flowers. Bouvardia is low maintenance and easy to grow. It’s happiest in sun with well-draining soils. Deer resistant and drought and heat tolerant. Hardy in zones 8-10 and evergreen in frost free areas. Size 2’x2’.