🔥 Firecracker Plant

( Firecracker Plant)

Scientific Name: Russelia equisetiformis

Description

Firecracker Plant is a graceful tropical flowering shrub admired for its slender, cascading green stems and masses of bright red-orange tubular flowers. Its arching, fountain-like growth creates a soft and flowing landscape effect, making it an excellent choice for raised planters, retaining walls, garden borders, decorative containers, and tropical landscape designs.

Its nectar-rich flowers are also highly attractive to butterflies and other pollinators.

Key Points

• Bright red-orange tubular flowers
• Elegant cascading and fountain-like growth habit
• Long flowering season in tropical climates
• Excellent for raised planters and retaining walls
• Attracts butterflies and other pollinators
• Heat tolerant and relatively low maintenance

Care

☀️ Light: Full sun to partial shade
💧 Water: Water regularly during establishment; moderately drought tolerant once mature
🌱 Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil
🌡️ Climate: Thrives in warm tropical and subtropical conditions
✂️ Maintenance: Trim periodically to maintain shape, remove old growth, and encourage fresh flowering stems

Size

📏 Plant Height (excluding pot): 0.30–0.50 m

Pricing

💰 Price: [Insert Price Here] (Price for 1 Plant Only – Pot Not Included)

Perfect for:

🔥 Raised planters • 🌿 Garden borders • 🧱 Retaining walls • 🌱 Mass planting • 🪴 Decorative containers • 🦋 Pollinator gardens • 🏨 Hotels & Resorts

Important Note

📌 Pot is not included with this product.
📌 Full sun generally encourages denser growth and more abundant flowering.
📌 Its naturally cascading habit is especially effective when planted where the stems can spill over walls, planter edges, or elevated beds.
📌 As a living plant, height, spread, foliage density, flower quantity, and coloration may vary depending on season and growth stage.

📸 Images are for illustrative purposes only. Actual plant appearance, size, flower color, and overall form may vary depending on season and growing conditions.