During December when brown leathery sycamore leaves are covering the ground and orange tangerines dangle from citrus trees like ornaments, the waxy red blooms of firespike add a festive glow to the ...

Q: Last year we planted two camellias. Within a few months they performed then began to die. We want to replace them with a hardy, flowering bush that will grow to 6 feet and requires minimum care.

Multiple stakes winner Firespike and the improving World Approval top the seven-horse field entered in the $100,000 American Derby (gr. IIIT) at Arlington International Racecourse July 11. The 1 ...

Men standing over a short fence and peeking into a neighbor's house - RealPeopleStudio/Shutterstock Are you tired of seeing rows of Italian cypress trees punctuating ...

Stakes winners Firespike and Quality Rocks top the respective male and filly divisions of the OBS Championship Stakes at Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. Jan. 27. The OBS races consist of the two ...

This time of the year the firespike absolutely rules in the garden. You have to admit the name firespike, or scarlet flame, tells us immediately this is a special plant. They are also among the best ...

This cheerful shrub is a perfect selection for the garden because it is in bloom almost year-round. The Firespike name aptly describes the bright red clusters of tubular blooms that are spiky in ...

Pink firespike, also known as the Odontonema callistachyum (Pink Form), is a possible hybrid between the purple and red firespike shrubs. The showy spikes of rich purple-pink crown the tops of all the ...

Growth habit: Upright clump-forming evergreen perennials growing to 8 feet tall. The leaves are shiny and bright green, growing to 8 inches long and 4 inches wide. Light: Plant in full-sun to lightly ...