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    Zauschneria 'Silver Select'

    Scientific Name: Epilobium 'Silver Select'

    Also Known As

    • Zauschneria cana 'Silver Select'
    • Zauschneria canum 'Silver Select'
    • California Fuchsia
    • Silver Select California Fuchsia

    Plant type

    shrub, perennial, groundcover

    size

    • H: 12"-18"
    • W: 20"-24"

    planting zones

    • 6a-10b

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    Zauschneria 'Silver Select' plant details

    Zauschneria 'Silver Select' is a broadleaf deciduous or semi-evergreen perennial groundcover shrub with blue foliage. In fall and summer red flowers emerge. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in summer. Does well in average, gritty and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Zauschneria 'Silver Select'

    Plant type: perennial groundcover shrub
    Plant family: onagraceae
    Foliage: deciduous or semi-evergreen blue
    Mature size: 20 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN - 18 IN - tall
    Flowers: red blooms in fall and summer
    Uses: border plant, floriferous, hell strip, rock garden, xeric

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Zauschneria 'Silver Select'

    USDA Zones: 6a - 10b
    Sun exposure: sun
    Watering frequency: occasional - low
    Resistant to: heat
    Soil needs: average, gritty and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Zn 6. Bright siver foliage,scarlet tubular flowers

    By: Little Prince of Oregon

    A nice bright silver-foliaged selection of the California Fuchsia. This loves a well-drained soil in a hot sunny spot where it has lots of tubular scarlet hummingbird magnet flowers on a plant 12-18 inches tall in late summer. Disappears in winter but comes up from the spreading underground rhizomes. Cut back in spring. This can take a good amount of dry once established and not liked by deer.

    By: Far Reaches Farm

    Masses of clear scarlet flowers on this low native ground cover keep the hummingbirds in your garden. Fall blooming: just when you thought the garden had gone to bed. Full sun, good drainage and not much summer water. Selected for its great silver foliage. Frost hardy in USDA zone 6.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    Gardening facts about Zauschneria 'Silver Select' plant

    How to Grow Zauschneria 'Silver Select'

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun

    • Water Needs

      • occasional - drought tolerant

    • Water Needs

      • dry in summer

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • red

    • Wildlife

      • bees
      • butterflies
      • hummingbirds

    • Flower Season

      • fall
      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous
      • semi-evergreen

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