Firecracker Plant

Firecracker plant related species.

Firecracker plant. The name honours Scottish naturalist Alexander Russell 17151768. Firecracker Plant is a perennial from tropical America that blooms continuously from spring to frost with showy reddish-orange tubular blooms. It has a mounding habit and grows to 30 or more inches tall and 2 feet wide.

The Firecracker Fern is also known as the Coral Fountain Plant as it looks like a fountain of green fine textured stems covered in colorful tubular flowers originating from a central point. Sometimes called the Firecracker Plant Russelia equisetiformis is native to Mexico and comes in both red and yellow flowering forms. Firecracker plant typically blooms year-round with a profusion of red tubular flowers.

Crossandra plants Crossandra infundibuliformis can be thought of as slightly easier cousins of the hibiscus though they arent relatedAlso known as firecracker flower crossandra is native to Sri Lanka and southern IndiaIt features narrow oblong leaves and showy peach or coral flowers. Pruning firecracker plants is absolutely necessary in order to keep the plant healthy. The firecracker plants flowers are actually clusters of small fragrant bell-like blooms that grow on spikes from long stems that can reach up to four feet tall.

Aglaonema Firecracker is a great house plant for just about any location except full sun. They spread out and take over the areas resources. The tubular flowers most common in red resemble a fountain-like burst of fireworks that make this plant showy and appealing.

Leaves are tiny and the plant is nearly obscured by the small white lavender or lilac-colored flowers that bloom over a long season. Slender rush-like stems start out erect then fall over into long showy cascades. The Firecracker plant is a tender perennial around the southwest Russelia equisetiformis.

Give this Cuphea lots of sun and moderate soil moisture for best results. Or trailing red flowersIts arching branches and graceful form can make it appear as a fountain of bright red blooms. Clusters of scarlet tubular flowers resembling small firecrackers provide reliable color from spring through fall.