tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post5443124573612953046..comments2024-03-10T04:10:20.873-04:00Comments on The Rainforest Garden: Plant Profile: Firecracker PlantSteve Asbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00095474295719758914noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-4279985754011385322010-10-07T01:15:55.132-04:002010-10-07T01:15:55.132-04:00Love the blooms on this one. I almost didn't r...Love the blooms on this one. I almost didn't read this post 'cause I figured it was about another plant that I know commonly as "firecracker plant." But I think I like this bloom shape better than the one I'm thinking of.MRBROWNTHUMBhttp://mrbrownthumb.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-8260451471244794602010-10-06T13:53:39.316-04:002010-10-06T13:53:39.316-04:00Thanks everyone! Sorry if I don't get everyon...Thanks everyone! Sorry if I don't get everyone's comments...<br /><br />Siestasister:<br />Thanks for the success story, and I'm glad you used it hanging over a wall! I'll have to pin down some stems to air layer it myself...<br /><br />Flowerlady:<br />Hummingbirds do love it, but my big one is in the sideyard where no one sees it! I planted one in the front, but its still pretty small.<br /><br />Swathi:<br />It shouldn't die unless the ground freezes. Mine withstood several nights of very hard freezes.<br /><br />Floridagirl:<br />Yeah, why don't you have one of these? I can just picture all the great shots you'd post of it!<br /><br />Terra Mirablis:<br />I think that people know its drought tolerant so they give it lousy spots in the garden. It can handle drought, but looks much better with moisture.<br /><br />NanaK:<br />I think a mailbox garden is a neat idea! Just be aware that they can get big and overgrown...<br /><br />lisaschaos<br />They're pretty tough! Thanks for visiting!Steve Asbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00095474295719758914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-50483172306840308112010-10-05T15:51:38.594-04:002010-10-05T15:51:38.594-04:00Very pretty! Sounds like they grow anywhere which...Very pretty! Sounds like they grow anywhere which is really nice. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219366045767828564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-14083289383494516432010-10-04T18:19:22.901-04:002010-10-04T18:19:22.901-04:00Great post with lots of ideas on how to use this p...Great post with lots of ideas on how to use this plant. I'm mulling ideas for a mailbox garden and this russelia is on my list of possibles.NanaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425496284594894548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-89764001445510166402010-10-04T14:33:42.121-04:002010-10-04T14:33:42.121-04:00I need to grow this. It's a common South Flori...I need to grow this. It's a common South Florida plant, but it always looks so ragged to me. Perhaps because it's never displayed well. Hmmm.<br /><br />--PennyTerra Mirabilishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889673556489343913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-6411724916880437312010-10-04T09:05:20.501-04:002010-10-04T09:05:20.501-04:00I love firecracker! I think it's especially p...I love firecracker! I think it's especially pretty cascading down a garden wall. Hmmmm.... Don't know why this plant is absent from my garden....Floridagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357453320897720393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-34201975706669581922010-10-03T23:18:38.738-04:002010-10-03T23:18:38.738-04:00I love this plant. I don't know whether it wi...I love this plant. I don't know whether it will die during frost.Swathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292753459968878119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-11130157051655447372010-10-03T11:09:58.540-04:002010-10-03T11:09:58.540-04:00This is a beautiful plant. Thanks for the info on ...This is a beautiful plant. Thanks for the info on how to take care of it and especially how to stage it in the garden.Solitude Risinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07458281340276483361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-85994264875516008602010-10-03T06:45:54.167-04:002010-10-03T06:45:54.167-04:00I LOVE this plant, and have both colors. I'm ...I LOVE this plant, and have both colors. I'm going to pot up some of the red, to plant in our secret garden to see if I can get some hummingbird pictures there. <br /><br />Thanks for the info on this plant. This plant also propagates by the ends of the plants rooting wherever they happen to hit the ground. That's how mine have spread.<br /><br />Have a nice Sunday and a great week.<br /><br />FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-77909190759003977052010-10-03T06:37:51.842-04:002010-10-03T06:37:51.842-04:00I certainly love mine. We have 2 large oaks in th...I certainly love mine. We have 2 large oaks in the back behind the lanai. A 2 foot high wall surrounded the area on one side. When we bought, the entire area around the oaks had ferns. We constantly heard the pitter patter of little critter's feet. We removed the fern. I immediately bought 2 small firecrackers. I could just see the firecrackers hanging over the wall. Now it looks just like I envisioned it. Several times it has rooted where branches touch the ground. I think I have 4 or 5 small firecrackers from the original plants.<br /><br />Also, the winter last year did not even bother it. It is really a care-free plant.SiestaSisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09810517627451623408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288778153586473465.post-66003861816278660662010-10-03T02:53:38.750-04:002010-10-03T02:53:38.750-04:00I agree with you Steve - a great easy-care plant.I agree with you Steve - a great easy-care plant.Roslynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940119240313980400noreply@blogger.com