Experience a burst of color with Estrellita Little Star® Firecracker Bush. Native to the Southwest, this compact shrub boasts vibrant red-orange-hot pink blooms that will leave you mesmerized. Perfect for landscaping or as a container accent, it blooms all summer long without the need for deadheading. Elevate your garden with this stunning compact beauty.
- 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 part to full sun (4+ hours daily)
- Space plants 1.5-2 feet apart for best results
- Produces red-orange to hot pink clusters of flowers from spring to fall
- Maintains bright green lace-like leaves from spring through fall on a compact habit
- Blooms on new wood
- Great for mixed borders, 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 $125
- Size at shipping varies by the season and plant
- 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
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