Manettia cordifolia (glabra) 24/9 Restock tucked into a shaded rock

tucked into a shaded rock garden

or a dark column among broadleaf companions

Four to five feet tall at most but spreading eight to ten

cinnamon-to-tan bark clothes mature trunks

and holds a compact shape once established

Manettia cordifolia (glabra) 24/9 Restock tucked into a shaded rockThe firecracker vine earns the name in high summer, when a delicate twining stem lights up with a long, generous run of small, scarlet, tubular flowers. Manettia cordifolia is the true red flowered species, all crimson with no yellow tip, quieter in vigor than the candy corn firecracker vines of the houseplant trade, and the better mannered for that, climbing just enough to be useful without ever becoming a thug. A South American native, ranging from