Humboldt County Fuchsia

Epilobium septentrionale

Humboldt County fuchsia is a low, soft gray-felted California perennial that glows with scarlet-orange tubular flowers in late summer, a hummingbird magnet and drought-tolerant groundcover.

Family: Onagraceae
Type: wildflower
Lifespan: perennial
Height: 0.5–1.5 ft
Spacing: 1–2 ft apart
Light: sun, part shade
Soil moisture: dry, moist
Soil pH: neutral
Bloom: July, August, September
Bloom colors: red, orange
Wildlife value: pollinators, hummingbirds
Landscape uses: border, container
Native states: CA