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Eye-Catching Retaining Walls and Staircases

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Garden ideas, Raised Beds Ideas, Firecracker Plant, Coral Plant, Fountain Plant, Russelia Equisetiformis

Here is a colorful, vibrant, yet low-maintenance way to ornate your walls, staircases, or raised beds – and was very easy to realize. Use one striking shrub, Russelia equisetiformis, a favorite among gardeners looking for alternative textures.

Coral Plant (Russelia Equisetiformis) is a highly ornamental shrub with slender, wispy stems spilling out like a waterfall and ablaze with clusters of bright, coral-red tubular flowers, which attract hummingbirds and butterflies. This striking multi-branched plant has virtually no foliage and will gracefully cascade from your walls or raised beds in a beautiful, continuous warm display of scarlet blossoms from late spring to fall (all year in warm climate areas).

Garden ideas, Raised Beds Ideas, Firecracker Plant, Coral Plant, Fountain Plant, Russelia Equisetiformis Garden ideas, Raised Beds Ideas, Firecracker Plant, Coral Plant, Fountain Plant, Russelia Equisetiformis

Garden Information

Hardiness 9 - 11
Heat Zones 1 - 12
Climate Zones 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1, H2
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Early, Mid, Late)
Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Drought
Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Landscaping Ideas Walls And Fences
Garden Styles Mediterranean Garden

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While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.

Garden Information

Hardiness 9 - 11
Heat Zones 1 - 12
Climate Zones 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1, H2
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Early, Mid, Late)
Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
Fall
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics Plant of Merit, Showy
Tolerance Drought
Attracts Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Landscaping Ideas Walls And Fences
Garden Styles Mediterranean Garden
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Get Garden Design Ideas
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