Botanical Name: Anisacanthus quad. w. 'Mountain Flame'
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Common Name: Mountain Flame Desert Honeysuckle  
Plant photo of: Anisacanthus quad. w. 'Mountain Flame'
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

Orange, Red

 

Flower Season

Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

White

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: George Hull MSN
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery
  • Description

  • Notes

1 1/2" narrow tube shaped flowers separated into 4 parts. Deciduous. An irregularly branching shrub found on rocky stream banks and on flood plains. Drought tolerant once established. There is more flowering with some water. Soil tolerant. Cut back severly in late winter. This is less lush looking than wrightii.