Scientific name: Phygelius cvs & spp.
Family: SCROPHULARIACEAE
Common names: “Cape fuchsia”
Plant Type: Semi-evergreen shrub or sub-shrub
Conditions:
Zone: 7-9
Light: Full sun is best – light shade
Exposure: Sheltered
Soil: Fertile with good mulch
Moisture: Moist well drained – average moisture
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: 3-4′ H & W
Leaf and Stem shape: Simple, ovate leaves arranged in alternating opposite pairs
Flower: Large panicles of tubular flowers in summer and autumn
Pruning: Can be pruned hard down to 2-1″ in the Spring, also cut back to reduce height in the Fall to prevent wind damage
Maintenance: Low, deadhead to first pair of good buds for a second flush, mulch often
Landscape use: Banks and slopes, wall side border, flower bed, wildlife garden
Propagate: By division, layering and suckers
Pests & Disease: Deer will eat
♥Attracts hummingbirds
Comments: ID with characteristic alternating opposite leave pattern, some cultivars are reportedly less hardy than others
Cultivars: ~AGM winners: P. x rectus ‘African Queen’ , ‘Devil’s Tears’ & ‘Salmon Leap’
P. aequalis ‘Yellow Trumpet’ -more hardy , & ‘Trewidden Pink’
