Orange Carpet Hummingbird Trumpet
Orange Carpet hummingbird trumpet is a rapidly spreading variety of hardy fuchsia. It forms a low groundcover of fuzzy, thin, green leaves.
From mid summer to fall, it is covered with masses of small, orange, trumpet-shaped blossoms appearing on the last few inches of each stem.
This plant spreads by underground rhizomes and can fill in an area, making it a good groundcover.
Orange Carpet Hummingbird Trumpet
Orange Carpet hummingbird trumpet is a rapidly spreading variety of hardy fuchsia. It forms a low groundcover of fuzzy, thin, green leaves.
From mid summer to fall, it is covered with masses of small, orange, trumpet-shaped blossoms appearing on the last few inches of each stem.
This plant spreads by underground rhizomes and can fill in an area, making it a good groundcover.
Plant details
Botanic Name
Epilobium canum ssp. garrettii
Pronunciation
ep-ih-LOW-bee-um KAN-um gar-RET-ee-eye
Mature Height
4 to 6 in.
Mature Spread
20 to 30 in.
Water usage
One Droplet: Water twice per month or less, once established.
Two Droplets: Water about once per week, once established.
Three Droplets: Water about twice per week, once established.
Flower Color
orange
Bloom time
mid summer to fall
Colorado Native
No
Natural Habitat
western United States
Light Requirements
sun
Cold Hardiness
USDA zones 3-8
Elevation Limit
hardy to 9,000 ft.
Performance
Orange Carpet hummingbird trumpet has beautiful showy flowers for a long period of time in the later summer. It makes a good groundcover since it can fill in an area. It also is a favorite plant for hummingbirds.
Every few years, it gets terribly eaten by flea beetles, which destroys its ornamental value for that growing season if left untreated. It recovers the following year. Otherwise, it is a fantastic, resilient, low water groundcover.
Maintenance
Remove old leaves and stems in the early spring before new growth starts.