Firecracker Plant (Rusellia equisetiformis) - 6" Live Plant with Red Flowers, Hummingbird Friendly

Firecracker Plant Overview

The Firecracker Plant, scientifically known as Rusellia equisetiformis, is a vibrant perennial shrub prized for its horsetail-like foliage and striking tubular red flowers. This 6-inch live plant arrives in a 3-inch pot, ready to enhance your garden, patio, or indoor space with its unique spreading habit and bright color.

Key Features

• Produces 2-inch tubular red flowers that attract hummingbirds.
• Ideal for hanging baskets or containers due to its spreading and spilling growth habit.
• Can be clipped to grow into a partially upright shrub up to 3 feet tall.
• Adaptable to tropical and subtropical climates.
• Low maintenance and drought-tolerant once established.
• Perfect for adding vibrant color to patios, balconies, or gardens.

Growing Information

The Firecracker Plant thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-draining potting mix. Water moderately, allowing the soil to dry between waterings to prevent overwatering. It is hardy in USDA zones 9 through 11, making it suitable for warmer climates. Its spreading and scandent growth habit makes it an excellent choice for containers and hanging baskets, where it can spill gracefully over edges.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.