Epilobium canum ‘Calistoga’ (Zauschneria)

Calistoga California Fuchsia

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.

Plant Type: Perennials

Evergreen-Deciduous: Semi-Evergreen, Deciduous

Overall Mature Size: Small

Also Grown As: Bush

Mature Height & Spread: 1-2' x 2-4'

Natural Growth Habit: Low, Spreading

Native To: California, Cultivar

Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water: Medium Water, Low Water

Flower Color: Orange

Bloom Time: Summer, Fall

Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Intermountain Conditions / Lawn Substitute / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant

Container Sizes: #1

Sunset Garden Zones: 2-11, 14-24

USDA Hardiness Zone: 8-10

A Bit More

Epilobium canum ‘Calistoga’ is a California native perennial featuring trumpet-shaped, orange-red flowers from summer through fall on a sprawling, low-growing mat of fuzzy, gray-green leaves. Uses include groundcover, erosion control, rock gardens, border foregrounds, weed suppression. Tolerates both seacoast and intermountain conditions. Prefers full sun for the most prolific blooms but can tolerate partial shade. Thrives in well-drained soils, including rocky or poor/clay soils. It has exceptional drought tolerance; looks best with occasional irrigation. Highly deer and rabbit-resistant. Fire resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to 15°F.

A Bit More

Epilobium canum ‘Calistoga’ is a California native perennial featuring trumpet-shaped, orange-red flowers from summer through fall on a sprawling, low-growing mat of fuzzy, gray-green leaves. Uses include groundcover, erosion control, rock gardens, border foregrounds, weed suppression. Tolerates both seacoast and intermountain conditions. Prefers full sun for the most prolific blooms but can tolerate partial shade. Thrives in well-drained soils, including rocky or poor/clay soils. It has exceptional drought tolerance; looks best with occasional irrigation. Highly deer and rabbit-resistant. Fire resistant. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Cold hardy to 15°F.