Max Height: 1.5m Spread: 2.5m
Origin: Mexico Family: Scrophulariaceae
Common Name: Coral Plant, Firecracker Plant Synonym: Russelia juncea
Flower Colour: Red Drought Tolerance: Low
Salinity Tolerance: Low Sun Tolerance: Medium
Wind Tolerance: Medium Water Requirement: Low
PH Level: Basic Pest Tolerance: High
DiseaseTolerance: High Growth Rate: Slow Fragrance: No
Russelia equisetiformis, Firecracker Plant Coral Plant is deciduous, branching subshrub with rush-like, erect and pendent, mid-green stems. The elliptic, scale-like, mid-green leaves, to 1.5cm long, fall early. Tubular scarlet flowers, to 3cm long, are borne in pendent cymes from spring to autumn.
Coral Plant, Firecracker Plant, Russelia equisetiformis
