Firebush

$7.99

Firebush for your planting plan. A selection for flowering accent. Choose the size and option that suit your space.

What’s included

One plant in the selected nursery size, unless the option specifies a pack. Decorative pots, planting materials, and installation are separate. Plants vary in height and fullness.

Local delivery & building access

We serve Edgewater, Brickell, Downtown Miami, and Wynwood. Same-day delivery depends on availability and route capacity. Delivery fees are quoted separately. For high-rise deliveries, share your building access and elevator requirements with our team.

A LITTLE LOCAL GROWING KNOW-HOW

Help your Firebush feel at home.

Hamelia patens var. glabra

01 · Sun requirements

Find its light

Full sun to partial shade. Acclimate nursery-grown foliage gradually to stronger sun.

02 · Indoor / outdoor

Make room, indoors or out

Best outdoors in a landscape bed or a suitably large container; not a typical indoor houseplant.

03 · Soil & amendments

Start with good soil

Well-drained sandy or loamy soil. If organic matter is needed, mix mature compost through the whole bed, not just the planting hole. Use a draining potting mix in containers.

04 · Water requirements

Water with care

Water regularly while roots establish. Once established in the ground, water deeply during prolonged dry weather and allow the upper soil to dry between soakings. Container plants need more frequent checks.

05 · Growing habit

Give it room to grow

Fast-growing, branching flowering shrub; this supplier lists the more compact glabra form. Prune after cold risk has passed.

06 · Zones & cold protection

Know your growing zone

Can be grown in zones 9b–11, but frost may burn foliage or cause dieback. Shelter containers and young plants during freezing weather.

Supplier identifies Hamelia patens var. glabra; do not describe it as the native Florida form without verification.

Growing notes & sources · reviewed 2026-10-06

Plant size, moisture needs and cold tolerance vary with cultivar, exposure and establishment. Check the root zone before watering; nursery pot size is not mature plant size.

USDA zones describe average annual extreme winter lows, not indoor light, summer heat, salt exposure or drainage. 9b: 25–30°F; 10a: 30–35°F; 10b: 35–40°F; 11a: 40–45°F; 11b: 45–50°F. About USDA zones ↗