Lime Sizzler Firebush - Monrovia

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Enliven borders and patio containers with the fantastic green and yellow foliage and sizzling red-orange flowers of this exotic, mounding, semi-woody perennial. Particularly effective in mass plantings to create a swath of bright color, or as an accent tucked between plants with darker foliage. Use as a summer annual in colder regions.

Height Mature Height: 4 feet
Width Mature Width: 2 feet
Light Light: Partial Shade, Full Sun
size: 1 gallon
Lime Sizzler Firebush - Monrovia
$22.99
size: 1 gallon

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Care

Planting & Growing
Provide average well-drained soil. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish root system. Once established in the landscape, prefers regular water but tolerates some drought. Water container plants regularly. Apply fertilizer in early spring; repeat mid-season. Root hardy to 20°F; may be overwintered indoors in containers.

Attracts Butterflies, Birds
Brand Monrovia Growers
Evergreen or Deciduous Deciduous
Family Name Firebush
Flower Color Orange
Bloom Time Spring to Summer
Foliage Color Variegated
Genus Name Hamelia
Growth Rate Fast
Hardiness Zone 9
Landscape Uses Border, Container, Cutting Garden, Hedge, Massing, Poolside
Light Needs Partial Shade, Full Sun
Mature Height 4 feet
Mature Width 2 feet
Prune Time Spring Cleanup
Water Needs Average to Moist