Epilobium canum 'Everett's Choice' (California Fuchsia)

Epilobium canum 'Everett's Choice' (California Fuchsia)Full sun. Bright red flowers are up to 2 inches long and an inch wide. They have a tubular or funnel shape, with a slight bulge at the base. The flowers appear at the ends of short stems and cluster along the many branches of the plant. Blooms late Summer Fall. Foliage consists of alternating or opposite gray green leaves, slightly hairy, each lance shaped or ovate. The base of the plant is often woody, and the stems are hairy. Drought tolerant and

low water- water sparingly in summer months to maintain foliage or allow to go completely dry and allow for natural summer dormancy

Succulent rosettes 4’-6’ x 4’-5

clumping evergreen perennial to 2’x 3’

Toxicity: These plants are poisonous

Harvest through summer

It is cultivated worldwide in mild moist tropical mountainous regions

burgundy tubular flowers on stems to 2ft tall throughout spring and fall

Spreading shrub to 4’-5’ x 8’

Excellent color contrast against green or gold-leaved shrubs

ideal accent for mixed containers

attracts butterflies

Will tolerate some degree of shade