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Part II: Good Rock Garden Plants

by NARGS contributors

 Zauschneria californica
[zowsh-ner-ee-ah kal-eh-for-neh-kah]

California Fuchsia, Hummingbird Flower. Tubular red, 11/2-2" flowers grow in racemes on tall stems. Spreading by underground stems and not demanding a steady water supply, this plant sprawls over banks and rock walls, attracting hummingbirds from August until frost. Coastal California. Zones 7-10. However, the subspecies latifolia from the mountains of Oregon is shorter and hardier, to Zones 5 or 6 with perfect drainage.