A Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs variety, Bouvardia Estrellita Scarlet is a deciduous shrub offering 3 seasons of interest. From spring through fall, the plant explodes in clusters of starry flowers bursting with brilliant color in a vivid shade of true red. The shrub blooms continuously without deadheading; and the nectar-rich flowers are not only a favorite of bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds but also of florists.

A Bouvardia hybrid, commonly called firecracker bush, Estrellita Scarlet has a compact, upright habit and fast growth rate. The shrub is shown to best effect when massed or grouped and is a natural for perennial, pollinator, and cutting gardens, and it makes a gorgeous low hedge. It’s perfect for mixed beds and borders and is also a great “filler” for container gardens.

Easy to grow, bouvardia grows best in sunny locations with average, well-draining soils, having an acidic pH. Firecracker bush