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Key characteristics

Family: Scrophulariaceae
Height: 2 to 3 feet
Width: 2 to 3 feet
Flower color: Bright red, tubular flowers
Foliage color: Dark green, lance-shaped leaves
Bloom time: Summer to early fall
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Water: Moderate
Maintenance: Low
Growing zone: USDA zones 7 to 10
Wildlife: Attracts hummingbirds and bees

Perennials

Phygelius 'Radiant Red'

Radiant Red Cape Fuchsia

Phygelius 'Radiant Red', commonly known as Cape Fuchsia, is a vibrant, semi-evergreen perennial known for its showy, tubular flowers. The plant produces clusters of striking, bright red blooms that dangle gracefully from tall, slender stems. The tubular flowers, reminiscent of fuchsias, are elongated and flare slightly at the tips, making them particularly attractive to hummingbirds and other pollinators. The vivid red color of the blooms creates a bold, eye-catching display throughout the blooming season, which typically extends from late spring to early fall.

Light

Full sun to partial shade

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Summer to early fall

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Cottage Gardens
Pollinator Gardens
Hummingbird Gardens
Cut Flower Gardens

Companion plants

Lungworts · Daylilies · Japanese anemones · Bleeding hearts · Catmint · Heucheras

Design tip

Fall bloom is its strength, and it earns a place near a path or seating area used late in the year. It takes sun or light shade, which makes it useful along the changing light of a bed edge or a partly shaded border.