Zauschneria

These included Salvia patens (a blue flowering member of the mint family) which became the ancestor of modern bedding salvias, the red-flowering Fuchsia fulgens, ancestor of a very large number of Fuchsia cultivars, and the red-flowering Zauschneria californica, commonly known as California fuchsia.

Did you know? Many common garden flowers originated in Mexico. 2008

These included Salvia patens (a blue flowering member of the mint family) which became the ancestor of modern bedding salvias, the red-flowering Fuchsia fulgens, ancestor of a very large number of Fuchsia cultivars, and the red-flowering Zauschneria californica, commonly known as California fuchsia.

Did you know? Many common garden flowers originated in Mexico. 2008

Great Plant Picks program grows successful gardeners Zauschneria septentrionalis 'Select Mattole,' a 2011 pick with especially silvery foliage, is a low-growing selection of California fuchsia.

The Seattle Times 2011

Zauschneria septentrionalis 'Select Mattole' on the list, a plant I used to grow but had forgotten all about.

The Seattle Times 2011

They're partly shaded by the plum tree and that may be why the Zauschneria flowers better here than in my original patch in full sun.

Aspen Times - Top Stories Anna Naeser Special to The Aspen Times Aspen 2010

They're partly shaded by the plum tree and that may be why the Zauschneria flowers better here than in my original patch in full sun.

Aspen Times - Top Stories Anna Naeser Special to The Aspen Times Aspen 2010

The rich orange flowers of the groundcover hummingbird trumpet, Zauschneria garrettii "orange carpet," are a welcome highlight on my south-facing slope, fringing a group of boulders between the thin, arching branches of a group of understated mountain snowberries,

Aspen Times - Top Stories Anna Naeser Special to The Aspen Times Aspen 2010

They're partly shaded by the plum tree and that may be why the Zauschneria flowers better here than in my original patch in full sun.

Aspen Times - Top Stories Anna Naeser Special to The Aspen Times Aspen 2010

The rich orange flowers of the groundcover hummingbird trumpet, Zauschneria garrettii "orange carpet," are a welcome highlight on my south-facing slope, fringing a group of boulders between the thin, arching branches of a group of understated mountain snowberries,

Aspen Times - Top Stories Anna Naeser Special to The Aspen Times Aspen 2010

The rich orange flowers of the groundcover hummingbird trumpet, Zauschneria garrettii "orange carpet," are a welcome highlight on my south-facing slope, fringing a group of boulders between the thin, arching branches of a group of understated mountain snowberries,

Aspen Times - Top Stories Anna Naeser Special to The Aspen Times Aspen 2010