Flame Acanthus 'Benny's Gold' Live 1 Gallon Plant

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Characteristics

Type: Shrub
Common Name: Texas Firecracker
Zone: 7 – 10
Height: 3 – 5 Feet
Spread: 3 – 4 Feet
Bloom Time: June – September
Bloom Description: Gold
Sun: Full Sun

Water: Dry
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Showy
Attracts: Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Other: Winter Interest
Tolerate: Deer, Drought, Clay Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil
Texas Native

Culture

Flame Acanthus ‘Benny’s Gold’ grows best in medium to dry, well-draining soils in full sun, but is adaptable to many soil types including poor, rocky soils and heavy, clay soils. Tolerant of drought, and takes well to pot culture. Occasional but regular summer irrigation may be required in desert landscapes. Hardy from Zones 7 to 10. In the colder parts of its range, this plant will die back to the roots and reemerge in the spring with new top growth. Pruning is not required, but can be pruned for shape in the fall and cut back more severely every few years.
Noteworthy Characteristics

Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, commonly called Texas firecracker, is an upright, deciduous shrub reaching up to 5′ tall and 4′ wide with an informal, spreading appearance. It is native to extreme south-central Texas and adjacent northern Mexico, where it is found growing on rocky, calcareous slopes and floodplains. The slender, brittle stems have attractive, peeling bark. The leaves are small, nearly clasping, and lanceolate in shape. Bright, 1 to 1½ inch long gold tubular flowers appear in abundance during bloom periods, which most often is from spring to late summer after rain. Extremely attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators. Deer tend to avoid this plant.
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Characteristics

Type: Shrub
Common Name: Texas Firecracker
Zone: 7 – 10
Height: 3 – 5 Feet
Spread: 3 – 4 Feet
Bloom Time: June – September
Bloom Description: Gold
Sun: Full Sun

Water: Dry
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Showy
Attracts: Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Other: Winter Interest
Tolerate: Deer, Drought, Clay Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil
Texas Native

Culture

Flame Acanthus ‘Benny’s Gold’ grows best in medium to dry, well-draining soils in full sun, but is adaptable to many soil types including poor, rocky soils and heavy, clay soils. Tolerant of drought, and takes well to pot culture. Occasional but regular summer irrigation may be required in desert landscapes. Hardy from Zones 7 to 10. In the colder parts of its range, this plant will die back to the roots and reemerge in the spring with new top growth. Pruning is not required, but can be pruned for shape in the fall and cut back more severely every few years.
Noteworthy Characteristics

Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, commonly called Texas firecracker, is an upright, deciduous shrub reaching up to 5′ tall and 4′ wide with an informal, spreading appearance. It is native to extreme south-central Texas and adjacent northern Mexico, where it is found growing on rocky, calcareous slopes and floodplains. The slender, brittle stems have attractive, peeling bark. The leaves are small, nearly clasping, and lanceolate in shape. Bright, 1 to 1½ inch long gold tubular flowers appear in abundance during bloom periods, which most often is from spring to late summer after rain. Extremely attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators. Deer tend to avoid this plant.
Characteristics

Type: Shrub
Common Name: Texas Firecracker
Zone: 7 – 10
Height: 3 – 5 Feet
Spread: 3 – 4 Feet
Bloom Time: June – September
Bloom Description: Gold
Sun: Full Sun

Water: Dry
Maintenance: Low
Flower: Showy
Attracts: Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Other: Winter Interest
Tolerate: Deer, Drought, Clay Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil
Texas Native

Culture

Flame Acanthus ‘Benny’s Gold’ grows best in medium to dry, well-draining soils in full sun, but is adaptable to many soil types including poor, rocky soils and heavy, clay soils. Tolerant of drought, and takes well to pot culture. Occasional but regular summer irrigation may be required in desert landscapes. Hardy from Zones 7 to 10. In the colder parts of its range, this plant will die back to the roots and reemerge in the spring with new top growth. Pruning is not required, but can be pruned for shape in the fall and cut back more severely every few years.
Noteworthy Characteristics

Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, commonly called Texas firecracker, is an upright, deciduous shrub reaching up to 5′ tall and 4′ wide with an informal, spreading appearance. It is native to extreme south-central Texas and adjacent northern Mexico, where it is found growing on rocky, calcareous slopes and floodplains. The slender, brittle stems have attractive, peeling bark. The leaves are small, nearly clasping, and lanceolate in shape. Bright, 1 to 1½ inch long gold tubular flowers appear in abundance during bloom periods, which most often is from spring to late summer after rain. Extremely attractive to hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators. Deer tend to avoid this plant.