Firebush

Closely related plants occur in the Caribbean and Central America. Yellow or orange flowering plants are not the Florida native.

In recent years plants have been found growing wild near homesites in north Florida -- what you plant can escape into the wild if planted beyond the natural range. Please plant responsibly - this plant has the potential to be invasive when used outside of its natural range.   Please act responsibly.



Specimen or hedge plant. Also works well in informal background thickets.

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

This species is cold sensitive and will die back if it freezes. Usually resprouts from the base.

There are recent observations of the plant in north Florida where it appears to be naturalizing. This is "assissted migration" and could be an the that it may become invasive outside of its range

Birds and small mammals eat the fruits and disperse seeds.

Hummingbirds come for nectar

Dry sites. Coastal forests, upland forests, hammocks.

• Showy flowers, Hurricane wind resistance
• Larval host for the pluto sphinx moth
• Butterflies, noted for attracting zebrawing 
• Attracts long-tongued bees including bumblebees.