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800-644-5505Firecracker Flower
Old Price $33.99 Price $14.99
Packed 10 per package
Availability: Out of Stock
sku # 78734
sku # 78734
Out Of Stock
Explosive colour and a unique shape add interest to borders.
With this bold red newcomer in the mix, your garden will come up with a bang! Firecracker features clusters of up to 25 red, tube-shaped blooms with fresh yellow-green tips that burst open during the growing season. They are quite different than any other flowers on the market. Plant in groups for greatest impact.
- Zone 6-9
- Light Requirements Sun to Part Shade
- Height 60–75 cm
- Size 5+ cm
- Bloom Time Late Spring to Early Summer
- Deer Resistant
Product Details
- Botanical NameDichelostemma 'Ida-Maia'
- FormPerennial
- Flower FormClusters of tubular-shaped flowers
- Hardiness Zone6-9
- Foliage TypeNarrow grass-like foliage
- Growth RateMedium
- Spread10 - 15 cm
- Planting Instructions8 cm deep and 10-15 cm apart
- Soil RequirementsWell drained
- Spacing 10 - 15 cm
- Will TolerateAcidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
- Watering DescriptionAverage water needs. Water regularly, do not overwater
- Winter careMulch +/- 5 cm
- PruningLet foliage die down naturally, allowing the bulbs to store energy for next year's blooms.
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Breck's times its shipments from Holland so that bulbs arrive at the proper planting time (depending on climatic conditions) for each area of Canada.
We take advance reservations, and then just as soon as the crops are harvested, our staff of Dutch Bulb Experts makes an on-the-spot selection of the finest bulbs available to fill those reservations.
FALL Shipping Schedule
| Breck's Holland Direct Ship | ||
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| Zones | Shipping Dates | Last Order Date |
| 0-4 | 9/16/24 - 11/15/24 | 11/11/2024 |
| 5 | 9/23/24 - 11/15/24 | 11/11/2024 |
| 6-9 | 9/30/24 - 11/15/24 | 11/11/2024 |
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| Up to $20 order | $9.95 |
| $20.01 to $40.00 | $11.95 |
| $40.01 to $60.00 | $13.95 |
| $60.01 to $80.00 | $15.95 |
| $80.01 to $100.00 | $17.95 |
| $100.01 to $150.00 | $18.95 |
| $150.01 and over | 14% of total |
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Plant hardiness is very important to growing success. Check the map below to determine which hardiness zone you live in. You'll find zone designations at the end of many of the plant descriptions on this site and in the print catalog.
FALL Shipping Schedule
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| Zones | Shipping Dates | Last Order Date |
| 0-9 | 8/28/23 - 11/17/23 | 11/13/2023 |
