Epilobium canum 'Catalina'

California Fuchsia, Humming Bird's Trumpet

Family: Onagraceae Evening Primrose


Type Perennial
USDA Hardiness range 9A - 11
Exposure Full sun
Bloom color Red
Bloom time Late Summer to Mid Fall
Water needs Dry
Landscape uses Border, ground cover, massing, specimen
Height 36" to 4' / 90cm to 1.20m
Spread 4' to 5' / 1.20m to 1.60m
Growth rate Moderate
Persistence Evergreen, needles or needle-like
Bloom attributes Attracts butterflies
Leaf color Green, silvery
Fruit color n/a
Soil pH requirements Neutral
Soil type Loamy
Form Irregular or sprawling, rounded, spreading or horizontal
Attributes and features Attracts birds, attractive foilage, native to North America, naturalizing