Keckiellas is a hardy, low-maintenance plant suited for a variety of conditions. It requires well-drained soil and benefits from regular pruning to maintain its shape and promote growth. Special care points include ensuring it's planted in a location that receives full sun to partial shade and providing occasional watering during prolonged dry periods. With these simple care routines, keckiellas thrives easily, making it an excellent choice for gardeners seeking a resilient plant.
Watering schedule: Every 2 weeks
Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
| Care Difficulty | Easy |
| Lifespan | Perennial |
| Watering Schedule | Every 2 weeks |
| Sunlight Requirements | Full sun |
| Soil Type | Garden Soil |
| Soil pH | 6-7 |
| Hardiness Zones |
8-10
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Heartleaf Keckiella (Keckiella cordifolia) is a sprawling semi-evergreen shrub that attracts hummingbirds and can grow up to 1.8 m tall. Native to the coastal woodlands of California. It blooms from spring to summer with a brilliant array of orange-red flowers. Prefers full sun to partial shade.
Lemmon's keckiella is a vibrant flowering shrub indigenous to mountainous terrains. Its growth is favored by sunny, open spaces where its woody structure can mature to a compact size. The plant boasts tubular, bright-red flowers that contrast strikingly with the green foliage, attracting hummingbirds that play a role in pollination. Lemmon's keckiella's flowers emerge prominently in the warmer months, making it a conspicuous feature of its native habitat.
Keckiella ternata is a shrub often exceeding two meters in height and spreading slightly with wand-like, waxy branches. The branches bear whorls of three leaves each, or oppositely arranged pairs of leaves.
Keckiella breviflora is a branching, bushy shrub with many thin stems, approaching a maximum height near 2 m. Its shiny green leaves are arranged oppositely on the branches, generally lance-shaped and finely serrated or smooth along the edges. Each flower is one to 2 cm wide with five pale pink or pinkish-streaked white lobes
Keckiella corymbosa is a narrow, erect keckiella, reaching up to about half a meter tall and less than a meter in width. Its spreading branches have oppositely-arranged pairs of narrowly oval-shaped leaves one to three centimeters long and with smooth or vaguely toothed edges.
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