Left: Hamelia Patens; Center: Lime Sizzler Hamelia
What a great diverse shrub for the landscape. Super easy to grow, drought tolerant, and they are another hummingbird favorite!
Firebush comes in 3 different varieties. Hamelia Patens grows to 6-8 feet tall and wide with reddish leaves and red-orange tubular flowers. Compact Hamelia grows to 4-5 feet tall and wide with the same colored leaves and flowers as the tall variety. Both of these thrive in full sun.
A new variety came out a couple of years ago called Lime Sizzler. It has more of a chartreuse green variegated leaf with orange tubular flowers and works best in morning sun and afternoon shade. It’s a little more cold sensitive but that colorful foliage is worth a place in your landscape!
They’re all fast growing and can be cut back early spring, rebounding quickly. They bloom from spring through fall catching migrating hummers spring and fall.
We have them all in stock ready to light up your landscape!
-DeAnna & Debbie
3 Comments on “Hamelia (aka Firebush): Another Winning Landscape Plant! ”
Do you have a flat of 8 or 10 lime sizzler firebush plants that are in 1,7-inch plants; if so, what is the cost per flat of 8 or 10 plants? Also, what is the shipping cost associated with the purchase? My shipping address is Frederick R. Gray, 3601 Springside Drive, Decatur, GA 30032. In addition to my E-mail address, I can be contacted by telephone at (404) 284-2358.
I am interested I the lime sizzler fire Bush. Which size do you have. What size out do you ship and what is the cost? Thank you. Melinda
Sorry Melinda, we are not set up to ship mail order. We deliver in our local area, or for pick up at our store.