Estrellita® Scarlet Firecracker Bush (Bouvardia x)
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“Wow” is right—Estrellita® Scarlet stuns with some of the truest, most vivid red flowers you’ll ever see in a garden. These tubular blooms are so vibrant they almost look artificial—but the hummingbirds know better. Native to the Southwestern U.S. and Mexico, this bouvardia blooms nonstop all summer, drawing in pollinators by the score.
Its tidy, compact habit makes it easy to work into warm-climate landscapes or use as a bold seasonal container accent in cooler zones. Fast-growing and floriferous, it delivers weeks of jaw-dropping color wherever it’s planted. Plus, it’s heat and drought tolerant—perfect for sunny spots that need a fiery focal point.
- 1.5-2 feet tall and wide at maturity
- Hardy in zones 8-10, be sure to check your USDA zone to ensure success
- Plant in full sun (6+ hours daily)
- Space plants 1.5-2 feet apart for best results
- Produces the reddest of red clusters of flowers from spring to fall
- Maintains bright green foliage from spring through fall on a compact habit
- Blooms on new wood
- Great for low hedges, containers, cut flowers, landscapes, mass plantings
- Attracts hummingbirds and resists deer
- Native to North America, heat and drought tolerant, continuous bloomer, long blooming, deadheading not necessary
Care: Fertilize with Proven Winners Continuous Release Plant Food in spring. Requires well-draining soil. Will not thrive in soil with alkaline pH.
Shipping Info:
- Enjoy free shipping on orders over $175
- Size at shipping varies by season, plant, and trimming schedules
- Quart shrubs are 5-8 in. at the time of shipment
- 1 Gallon shrubs are 6-24 in. at the time of shipment
- Shrubs shipped Nov-Apr will arrive dormant; shrubs shipped Apr-Oct will arrive green or in bloom
