Hummingbird Bush - Hamelia Patens - Outdoor Flowering Plant

Hummingbird Bush are highly valued ornamental plants.

• Hamelia Patens Aka Firebush or Hummingbird Bush is a showy, semi-woody and fast-growing evergreen shrub. They possess whorled leaves which are usually 3 to 7 at each node. These leaves are in elliptic to oval shape, with velvet-grey hairy underneath with reddish colored veins. And they have also clustered in the form of scarlet tubular or reddish-orange flowers at each branch-ends. Followed by flowers juicy fruits like berry also appeared, ripen from green – yellow – red and to black eventually. Therefore, with all these features Hamelia Patens (Hummingbird Bush) could find their way into your outdoor gardens or patios, etc. They are widely known for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds with their flower nectars. With these abilities it adds to the beauty of your garden.

Useful in making folk medicines and drinks.

• Hamelia Patens are widely used in Mexico, like their ripe fruits are fermented to prepare folk drinks, that are consumed at certain celebrations. Their fruits are also consumed fresh and fully ripened. They taste acidic and refreshing. This plant’s leaves and flowers are also used in preparing folk medicines like in treatment of stop the bleeding, wound healing, athlete’s foot, relieve pain, skin lesions, rash, insect bites, itching, headache, asthma, burn, scurvy, inflammation, rheumatism, nervous shock, postpartum pain, menstrual disorders, uterine, ovarian afflictions, expel intestinal worms, dysentery.

Hamelia Patens (Hummingbird Bush) is an easy to care plant.

• They thrive well in the presence of full sunlight. Water them enough to keep their soil moist. The soil on which they are supposed to be planted must be sandy loam and well-drained. Ideal temperature to ensure healthy growth is 20 to 35 degree Celsius. In terms of feeding, use any organic fertilizers.

It’s a pet-friendly plant.

• It’s non-toxic when ingested by any beings. Therefore, its safe to plant them when children or pets are around.

Prompt Plant Delivery.

• Plants World is an exclusive plant shop among Dubai garden centres, that will get your plant delivery to your door steps with free plastic pots for plants. Hamelia Patens (Hummingbird Bush) could also be presented as eco-friendly gifts or green giftings to any enthusiastic green thumb individuals.