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California Fuchsia, Zauschneria or Epilobium canum

Here are some of the California fuchsias in the trade and native to ... California.

California fuchsia has a scientific name that has moved a lot. For the moment most them have been lumped together as Epilobium canum. We still prefer the older names that used Zauschneria and think that, with time, Zauschneria may come back.
California Fuchsias have colors from white, pink to orange and red. Gray foliage and green foliage. Wide leaves and narrow leaves. They commonly grow where there is extra moisture in the winter and spring, gradually drying through fall. The prefer cool sun, but tolerate part-shade or hot sun with moisture.
California fuchsia works well in California gardens from San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and into Fresno. - grid24_12

Zauschneria californica Bert's Bluff

is a little mound of fluff that explodes into reddish orange in late summer and into fall.Although it came from a coastal bluff it does great in most of California and is bout drip and drought tolerant(as are many of the California Fuchsias).
Zauschneria californica, Berts Bluff being worked by an Anna Hummingbird. Native bird on a native plant.  - grid24_12
(Syn Epilobium canum, 'Bert's Bluff')
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This California fuchsia is a fire red thing with red Bert's Bluff flowers. Native plants are amazing! Naturally! This planting was in San Luis Obispo in heavy adobe soil. - grid24_12
Zauschneria californica Bert;s Bluff, as California Fuschia flower - grid24_12

Zauschneria californica, Catalina Island California Fuchsia is  a rather large red flowering perennial. LOVED by hummingbirds.
Dogface Butterfly working a Zauschneria - grid24_12
(Syn Epilobium canum, 'Catalina')
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Zauschneria Catalina, The flowers of California Fuchsia from the Channel islands. - grid24_12
Zauschneria californica Catalina, AKA Epilobium canum, Catalina with an Anna Hummingbird  - grid24_12

Zauschneria californica,
Pink California Fuchsia

likes garden conditions. Fun sun near coast, part shade inland.
(Syn. Epilobium canum)
Pink Zauchneria, Epilobium, California fuchsia.  - grid24_12
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Pink California Fuchsia bush can be used a pink ground cover. - grid24_12
Zauschneria california, Pink California fuchsia  - grid24_12

Flowers of the white form of California fuchsia, Zauschneria or  Epilobium. - grid24_12
White flowering California Fuchsia, Zauschneria californica likes part shade and regular water.
(Syn. Epilobium canum)
The white form of California fuchsia, Zauschneria or  Epilobium in part shade with a little extra water. - grid24_12

California fuchsia, aka, Zauschneria californica mexicana, AKA Epilobium canum mexicanum flowers growing on a foot high suckering ground cover. California fuchsia likes to be mowed to the ground in January. - grid24_12
California Fuchsia, Zauschneria californica mexicana
California fuchsia is also known as Epilobium canum mexicanum or Zauschneria californica mexicana flowers with hummingbird. - grid24_12
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An Anna Hummingbird working the flowers of California Fuchsia.

California fuchsia flowers - grid24_12
California Fuchsia flowers.

Zauschneria california, Epilobium, Uvas Canyon is a California fuchsia  that grows very will in a large pot or container garden. It was originally collected between San Jose, Santa Cruz and Gilroy. - grid24_12
Allen's Hummingbird on a California Fuchsia - grid24_12
Uvas Canyon California Fuchsia, Zauschneria californica

Narrow leaf 'Hollywood Flame' California fuchsia flowers - grid24_12
Narrow Leaf California Fuchsia, Zauschneria cana is common from the Santa Ynez Mountains to Los Angeles, but grows up into Monterey County. The form we grow is consistent with the forms between Malibu and Brentwood.
(syn. Epilobium canum subsp. canum)
The flowers on Zauschneria cana are a little different from most California fuchsias. Hard to believe that these flowers used toi cover the hills around Los Angeles. - grid24_12

Zauschneria garrettii, Hummingbird trumpet makes a nice rock garden plant - grid24_12
Zauschneria garrettii, Hummingbird trumpet is a small California Fuchsia from the desert mountains. This one likes full sun and to be amoungst the rocks.
Zauschneria garrettii, Hummingbird trumpet flowers. A California fuchsia  from the desert mountains. - grid24_12

This California fuchsia grows in the mountains up to about 7000 ft. - grid24_12

Zauschneria latifolia, Mountain California Fuchsia
grows in the mountains of California.
Zauschneria latifolia viscosa flowers - grid24_12
Zauschneria latifolia viscosa, is the Southern Mountain California Fuchsia.
This California fuchsia is liked by hummingbirds. - grid24_12
Zauschneria latifolium Laguna Mountain came from the San Diego County mountains.

Anna Hummingbird on a Zauschneria latifolia johnstonii, California fuchsia  - grid24_12
Zauschneria latifolia johnstonii, Bush California Fuchsia grows along the desert edges. It can grow big to the delight of the hummingbirds.
Zauschneria latifolia johnstonii in flower. This California fuchsia makes a great show in late summer - grid24_12

A Zauschneria septentrionalis,(Epilobium sept.) Mattole California fuchsia works well in container, large pot or small entry garden. - grid24_12
Zauschneria septentrionalis Mattole River California Fuchsia makes a mound of gray that turns orange in late summer and into fall. It loves heavy soils, part shade and some water.
Syn. Epilobium canum ssp. septentrionale
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Mattole River, Zauschneria, Epilobium, septentrionalis makes a very showy ground cover. - grid24_12
Zauschneria septentrionalis, Mattole River has showy flowers. AKA Epilobium septentrionale, Epilobium canum ssp. septentrionale  - grid24_12

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