Firecracker Plant (Russelia equisetiformis)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb Shrub
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height:	48 inches
Plant Spread:	48 inches
Leaves:	Evergreen
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Red
Flower Time:	Year Round
Suitable Locations:	Xeriscapic
Uses:	Erosion control Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds
Resistances:	Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip Layering Division
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions:	RHS AGM Other: Texas A&M Outstanding Coastal Plant; UC Davis Arboretum All Star

Common names

Firecracker Plant
Coral Plant
Fountain Plant

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Location: Central Florida, my back yard
Date: 2023-01-07

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Location: Val Rahmeh Garden, Menton, France
Date: 2019-09-26

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Location: Martin County Florida zone 10
Date: May
In full bloom

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Location: St. Augustine, FL
Date: 2016-05-11

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-08-22

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Location: San Jose, CA
Date: 2017-09-24
shade preference, trailing habit

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Location: San Antonio, TX
Date: 2019-10-16

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Location: San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-03

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Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2016-03-18
My neighbor's plant. Can't take credit for this one!

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Location: Central Texas
Date: 2019-05-17

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Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04

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Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2016-05-11
Popular with hummingbirds!

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Location: Flamingo Gardens in Davie, Florida
Date: 2022-02-23
a big plant with red bloom

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2013-06-17
Russelia equisetiformis is beautiful draping plant when grown in

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2013-06-17
Close-up of Russelia equisetiformis tiny blooms. A hummingbird fa

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Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-05-10

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Location: Van der Veer Botanical Gardens - Davenport, Iowa
Date: 2012-07-02

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: October 23, 2011

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Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-07-30

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2013-01-18

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Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2013-09-19

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Location: Austin ,TX
Date: June
Ist Place, Green Thumb

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-07-23

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-09-05
Red Weeping Firecracker (Rusellia equisetiformis) and Common Buck

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Location: Seville, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-05

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Location: Rio de Janeiro town, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-04

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Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.

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Location: Central Texas
Date: July 31, 2016

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Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11

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Location: In my Mom's garden
Date: 2008-11-21

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Date: 2007-07-26
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Location: Martin County Florida zone 10
Date: January
flowers

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-16

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Location: McKee Botanical Garden, Vero Beach, Florida
Date: 2016-11-06

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-06

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-07

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-12-15
in basement

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2012-08-22
Photo taken at Sugar Mill Botanical Gardens, Port Orange, Florida

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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: Sep 4, 2010 5:02 PM
Buckeye Butterfly caterpillar on leaves. #Pollination

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Location: Sunriver Nursery, Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-01-30

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Location: Sunriver Nursery, Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-01-30
Hummingbirds love it.

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Location: Central Texas
Date: 2016-08-02

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2017-02-02

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Location: Southwest Florida
Date: February 2012
This plant is especially attractive on a low wall, like here.

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Location: central Illinois
Date: 2016-05-13

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Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-07-30
stems

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Comments:

Posted by flaflwrgrl (North Fl. - Zone 8b) on Sep 17, 2011 10:50 AM concerning plant:

This is a tough plant where drought conditions persist. I warn you though --- it roots where it touches the ground (and especially in mulch), so you'll want to keep it under control. If you pull the babies up when they are small, though, they are easy to pull up and you will find them still attached to the mother plant. In zone 10 it blooms almost on a continual basis, only stopping for brief rests.

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Russelia Firecracker Plant (Russelia equisetiformis)

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Firecracker Plant (Russelia equisetiformis)