page_title: Russelia equisetiformis
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Russelia equisetiformis / Description
caption_attribution_description: Russelia equisetiformis
context_page_description: Russelia equisetiformis, commonly known as fountainbush, firecracker plant, coral plant, coral fountain, coralblow and fountain plant, is a weeping subshrub in the family Plantaginaceae.
  The plant is native to Mexico and Guatemala.
  The name Russelia honors the Scottish naturalist Alexander Russell, given to the genus by the Dutch scientist Baron Nikolaus von Jacquin. The species name reference to this plants resemblance to horse tail rushes, and the Latin term equisetiformis means "like Equisetum."
context_section_description: Russelia equisetiformis is a multi-branching plant with 4–5 feet (1.2–1.5 m) long arching branches. The overall graceful form of the subshrub is a fountainesque mound.
  The stems and tiny oval leaves are bright green.
  It flowers profusely with small decumbent red flowers. It can bloom year round in tropical and subtropical climates.
  It is a very popular nectar plant for hummingbirds and butterflies.
caption: Overall arching form of plant.
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