This soft-wooded sub-shrub forms an upright to sprawling habit with slender woody stems. It has mid-green soft textured ovate leaves that are covered in greyish hairs and the orange-red tube-shaped flowers appear in a cluster from summer to autumn.  

Hardiness zones 8 to 11 

Dicliptera suberecta is naturally found in South America growing in Uruguay. It prefers a moderately fertile well drained sandy to clay loams with reliable moisture in an open sunny position and is frost and drought tender. 

The Hummingbird Plant is grown for its attractive foliage and sprawling habit. It is planted in parks and gardens as a filler shrub along borders or used in large rockeries. It is also used in tubs and planter boxes and in cool climates it is grown as a glasshouse specimen. It is suitable for coastal sub-tropical gardens and establishes in 1 to 2 years. The greyish foliage and orange flowers make it an excellent contrast plant and it is easy to grow. ID 943

Dicliptera (dye-CLIP-ter-uh) suberecta (sub-er-EK-tuh)

Acanthaceae (ah-kanth-AY-see-ee)
Acanthus Family