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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 3 to 4 feet
Plant Spread: 3 to 4 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Pale yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Yellow Firecracker Fern

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Location: San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-06
Location: San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-06
Location: Tampa FL
Date: 2019-10-16
Location: Garden next to Smithsonian, DC, Virginia | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: 2013-06-17
When the buds all bloom, the stalk will arch toward the ground.

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