HAMELIA PATENS - FIRE BUSH.
Synonym
Hamelia coccinea, hamelia erecta.
Common name
Bálsamo, pata de pájaro, hummingbird bush, fire bush, polly red head, Texas fire cracker, scarlet bush.
Family
Rubiaceae (Madder family).
Hamelia patens (Firebush) - A large shrub that can reach 12 to 15 feet tall but is more often seen growing to 3 to 5 feet tall in California gardens. It has 3 to 8 inch long pointed leaves, held in clusters of threes.
Hamelia patens
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Compact Mexican Firebush
Description
This Firebush selection comes from the Lynn Lowery collection at SFA arboretum. It is a more compact selection reaching only 5-6' at maturity. Hamelia patens flowers late spring to early fall.
#174 Hamelia patens
Common Names: firebush, scarlet bush, hummingbird bush
Family: Rubiaceae (madder Family)
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Hamelia patens dwarf form
A more compact version of the Mexican Firebush but seems to bloom more frequently than the it's larger cousin. The tubular 1 to 1-1/2" orange blooms are borne from late spring to fall. A rounded woody shrub-like perennial.
Hamelia patens
Family: Rubiaceae
Fire Bush, Firecracker Plant
Origin: Florida ...
Firecracker Shrub [English]: Hamelia patens
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Firecracker Shrub [English]: Hamelia patens 'African'
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Species and varieties
Hamelia patens (Texas Firecracker Bush, Scarlet Bush)
Hamelia coccinea synonym of Hamelia patens (Texas Firecracker Bush, Scarlet Bush)
Hamelia erecta synonym of Hamelia patens (Texas Firecracker Bush, Scarlet Bush) ...
Hamelia - Hamelia Bushes
Hamelia patens - Firebush; Hummingbird Bush
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 See also: Green, Orange, Melia, Evergreen, Violet
  
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