Acanthaceae
Anisacanthus thurberi
Anisacanthus thurberi
Also known as Drejera thurberi
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Desert Shrub · Hummingbird Plant · Southwest Native · Drought Adapted · Tubular Flowers · Acanthaceae · Arizona Native · Wildlife Garden · Xeriscape
Thurber's desert honeysuckle is a tough, low-maintenance shrub native to the Sonoran Desert that thrives in well-drained soils with minimal supplemental water once established. Plant it in full sun to part shade and enjoy its vibrant tubular orange-red flowers, which are magnets for hummingbirds and butterflies. Prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape and encourage fresh growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.4–8.4
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Red
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, New Mexico
- Attracts
- Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Bees
Sources: trefle
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