Location: Wildlife Plant Garden

Names:

• Common Name: Flame Acanthus
• Botanical Name: Anisacanthus quadrifidus v. wrightii
• AKA: Hummingbird Bush, Texas Firecracker Plant, Wright's Desert Honeysuckle, Wright Acanthus

Description: Native from west and south-central Texas into adjacent northern Mexico, Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii is a spreading, 3 to 5 ft. deciduous shrub with exfoliating bark; red-orange, tubular flowers; and light-green, lanceolate leaves.

Best Growing Conditions: Full Sun, Partial Shade; Very Low Water Demand; Dry or Moist Soil; Cold and Heat Tolerant; High Drought Tolerance

Landscape Use: Deer Resistant, Salt Tolerant, Rock Garden, Container

Wildlife Value: Birds (including Hummingbirds), Butterflies (nectar source & larval food source)