Desert Honeysuckle
Anisacanthus thurberi
Desert honeysuckle is a Southwestern shrub with tubular orange-red flowers that hummingbirds chase, blooming after rains. Drought-tolerant and a larval host for the elada checkerspot.
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 4.5–4.5 ft
- Spacing
- 3–5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- red, orange
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- foundation
- Native states
- AZ, NM