Firecracker plant’s scientific name is Russelia equisetiformis. It is also known as fountainbush, coral plant, coral fountain, coralblow or fountain plant. It is native to Mexico and Guatemala. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant. The bright, coral-red tubular flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies.
炮竹紅也被稱為噴泉灌木、珊瑚植物、珊瑚噴泉、珊瑚花、爆仗竹、吉祥花、吉祥草、紅長花、花丁子、炮竹花、炮仗紅、華燈子或噴泉植物。它原產於墨西哥和瓜地馬拉。它栽培為觀賞植物。明亮的珊瑚紅色管狀花，可吸引蜂鳥和蝴蝶。
Photo Date: 2021.05.06 Location: The Huntington Library
Notes 筆記
- Russelia equisetiformis, the fountainbush, firecracker plant, coral plant, coral fountain, coralblow or fountain plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae.
- Russelia equisetiformis is a multi-branching plant with 4–5 feet (1.2–1.5 m) long arching branches. It flowers profusely with small decumbent red flowers. It can bloom year round in tropical and subtropical climates.
- It is a very popular nectar plant for hummingbirds and butterflies.
- Russelia equisetiformis is cultivated as an ornamental plant, for temperate gardens and in window boxes, pots, and hanging planters. There are also cultivars with ivory white or pink flowers. Flowering is best with a minimum of half a day of sunlight, though the plant grows well in a range of situations.
- The plant can be grown as an espalier on a trellis for vertical display, or a balcony.
- In cultivation in the UK, It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.
- Russelia equisetiformis 別名噴泉灌木、鞭炮植物、珊瑚植物、珊瑚噴泉、珊瑚花爆仗竹、吉祥花、吉祥草、紅長花、花丁子、炮竹花、炮仗紅、華燈子或噴泉植物，是車前科中的一種開花植物。
- 炮竹紅是一種多分支植物，具有 4-5 英尺(1.2-1.5公尺)長的拱形分支。它開滿了小的匍匐地上而枝端向上的紅色花朵。它可以在熱帶和亞熱帶氣候下全年開花。
- 它是常招攬蜂鳥和蝴蝶的花蜜植物。
- 炮竹紅可栽培作為觀賞植物，用於溫帶的花園以及窗台花壇、盆栽和懸掛式吊籃中。也有帶有象牙白色或粉紅色花朵的品種。雖然植物可在多種環境下生長良好，但要開花最好在有最少半天的陽光下。
- 可以將植物種植在棚架上當作樹棚垂直展示，也可以在陽台上種植。
- 在英國的種植業中，它獲得了英國皇家園藝學會頒發的花園功績獎。
References 參考資料
- Wikipedia: Russelia equisetiformis
- 認識植物: 炮竹紅
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