Xeriscape Landscaping Plants For The Arizona Desert Environment
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Hardy Hummingbird Trumpet, Zauschneria californica ssp. latifolia

Hardy Hummingbird Trumpet, Zauschneria californica ssp. latifolia. Desert Botanical Garden of Phoenix Arizona. October 6, 2006.
Hardy Hummingbird Trumpet, Zauschneria californica ssp. latifolia. October 11, 2006. Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Hardy Hummingbird Trumpet, Zauschneria californica ssp. latifolia. October 11, 2006. Boyce Thompson Arboretum

Hardy Hummingbird Trumpet Zauschneria californica ssp. latifolia	Hardy Hummingbird Trumpet Zauschneria californica ssp. latifolia

Hardy Hummingbird Trumpet Zinnia grandiflora Willowherb, Fuchsia, or Evening Primose Family ( Onagraceae ), Hardy Hummingbird Trumpet. Also known as: Arizona Fuschsia. An exquisite compact, shrubby plant up to 2 feet in height. It has multitudes of scarlet, trumpet shaped flowers in the fall with beautiful, curved, long stamens. It attracts hummingbirds. It then dies back to emerge bushier the next year. Considered a low water use (xeriscape) plant. Western USA (New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, California, Oregon). northwestern Mexico Height: Up To About 24 inches tall and 4 feet wide. Flowers: Intense scarlet, trumpet-shaped flowers 1 1/2 inch long flowers with 4, notched lobes. Blooming Time: May - October Leaves: 1 inch long, very narrow, opposite, with 3 veins at base. Found: Can Be A Xeriscape Landscaping Plant. Elevation: 0 - 7,000 Feet. Habitat: Woodlands, grasslands, deserts. Native of western USA and northwestern Mexico. Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Desert Botanical Garden of Phoenix Arizona. October 6, 2006. And October 11, 2006. Boyce Thompson Arboretum.