Streaks of fire aren’t limited to the sky on Independence Day. Many plants present pops of fiery red and orange during hot summer days. Here’s a sampling of plants with “fire” names that add sizzle to ...

I can't help wondering if firecracker plants grew in pots on Mayan pyramids as the human sacrifices went on and on. After all, this is a Meso-American native, but most botany references point to ...

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Growth habit: An upright to rounded evergreen shrub with gradually arching branches growing to 5 feet tall and wide. Leaves are absent or reduced to green bracts, but the stems are often leaflike and ...