The display is subtle rather than showy
or a dark column among broadleaf companions
Four to five feet tall at most but spreading eight to ten
and holds a compact shape once established
each a sphere of tiny tubular flowers with projecting styles that lend a fireworks effect
Manettia cordifolia (glabra) 24/9 Restock The display is subtle ratherThe firecracker vine earns the name in high summer, when a delicate twining stem lights up with a long, generous run of small, scarlet, tubular flowers. Manettia cordifolia is the true red flowered species, all crimson with no yellow tip, quieter in vigor than the candy corn firecracker vines of the houseplant trade, and the better mannered for that, climbing just enough to be useful without ever becoming a thug. A South American native, ranging from