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Botanic Name:
Epilobium canum Common Name: California Fuchsia Size: 1'h x 3'w Sun: Sun H20: Occ.H2O/dry
This wide ranging species is most often found on rocky slopes and along streambanks, or in situations where the wandering roots can find unseen moisture. It is a rapid grower during the summer and fall months, dying back after the first few frosts. Flowers appear at summers end, their orange-scarlet trumpets a favorite of humming birds. In your garden, provide good drainage, and full sun. When established it is drought tolerant.
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