Hummingbird Fans Should Add This Striking Orange-Red Flower To Their Garden

As 'Vesuvius' is a cultivar and a complex hybrid between different species and hybrids, it's best to purchase named plants from your local nursery or garden center.

It can be planted in your garden in spring so that you can enjoy the colorful foliage until you wait for the flowers to appear. Interestingly though, this plant is also available as seeds, which is uncommon for hybrids. 

You might want to consider starting this plant indoors from seed six to eight weeks before the final frost. 

When it reseeds in your garden, it will produce plants that are similar to the parent plant.

To ensure hummingbirds notice the plant, make it bushier by tip pruning or pinching back the tip growth early in the season. Keep your plant well-watered, as it does prefer plenty of moisture.

It's also a good idea to mulch around the plant's base, as this will help to keep the soil moist. You can help it thrive and bloom freely by giving it some additional balanced fertilizer, or add compost to the soil to give the flowers a boost. 

To encourage constant blooming, deadhead the spent flowers regularly. 

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